what volume of water has a mass of 400kg?
Divide that by 24m^2 to get the depth of the displaced water.
A ferry-boat is 4 m long and 6 m wide, and floats in fresh water. A 400kg horse is loaded onto the ferry. How much deeper will the ferry float when it is loaded with the horse? Show ALL of your work. Include units in your solution.
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a cubic meter of water is a metric ton
... 1000 kg
.4 m^3 / 24 m^2
... 1000 kg
.4 m^3 / 24 m^2
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