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Really confusing mass problem

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by rosh26 » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:01 pm
The mass of 1 cubic meter of a substance is 800 kg. What is the volume in cubic cm of 1 gram of this substance under these conditions (1kg = 1000g or 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 cubic cm)

Answer is 1.25

PLEASE HELP!!!
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by litteraround » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:50 pm
Its actually very easy...

as it says in the question, 1cubic metre - 1,000,000 cubic cms.

now, 800,000 gms. (8 KG) has a volume of 1,000,000 cubic cms.

so, 1 gm will have a volume of 1,000,000/800,000 = 1.25.
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by rosh26 » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:01 pm
you mean to say (800 kg) in the parentheses right, not (8 kg)??
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by litteraround » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:04 pm
yeah sorry about that.
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by rosh26 » Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:56 am
ok I get it - thanks so much
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