A little aluminum boat (mass of 14.50g) has a volume of 450.00cm3. The boat is placed in a small pool of water and carefully filled with pennies. If each penny has a mass of 2.50g, how many pennies can be added to the boat before it sinks?

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bobpursley · Accepted Answer

you cant have .2 pennies,so it sinks on the 175th penny.

bobpursley · Answer

The boat will displace its mass in water, or 450 grams n*2.5 + 14.5=450 solve for n.

Thao · Answer

n=174.2 right? How can you do that?

miraj. · Answer

the boat will displace its mass in water or 450 gm...what does this line mean? could you please explain

Kailynn · Answer

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