help with a problem - kilograms, cubic meters, etc.

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Does anyone know how to solve this?

The mass of 1 cubic meter of a certain substance is 800 kilograms under certain conditions. What is the volume in cubic centimeters of 1 gram of this substance under these conditions? (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams and 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 cubic centimeters)

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by Ogman05 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:55 am
I got 1.25 cubic centimeters.

Let me know if the answer is correct and I will explain.

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by glorydefined » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:54 am
1.25 cubic centimetres

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by mjsobo » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:31 am
should be 1,000,000/800,000 or 1.25 cubic centimeters per gram
glorydefined wrote:1.25 cubic centimetres
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emilyg wrote:Does anyone know how to solve this?

The mass of 1 cubic meter of a certain substance is 800 kilograms under certain conditions. What is the volume in cubic centimeters of 1 gram of this substance under these conditions? (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams and 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 cubic centimeters)

Thanks so much,
Emily
Mass = Density * Volume
For the same substance, density is constant!

1.25 cm^3 is the correct answer.