Asked by 1carriebear
Copper weighing 4480 kilograms has a volume of 0.5 cubic meters. What is the density of copper?
I started with 4480kg/0.5m and got 8960.
Is this correct and what is the unit at the end?
I started with 4480kg/0.5m and got 8960.
Is this correct and what is the unit at the end?
Answers
Answered by
MathMate
You can retrieve the units from the given information as follows:
"Copper weighing 4480 <b>kilograms</b> has a volume of 0.5 <b>cubic meters</b>"
Noting that density has a unit of mass/volume.
"Copper weighing 4480 <b>kilograms</b> has a volume of 0.5 <b>cubic meters</b>"
Noting that density has a unit of mass/volume.