A solid square pinewood raft measures 4.0 m on a side and 0.3m thick. Given the density of pinewood as 550kg/m^3 and that of water is 1000kg/ m^3:

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A solid square pinewood raft measures 4.0 m on a side and 0.3m thick. Given the density of pinewood as 550kg/m^3 and that of water is 1000kg/ m^3: 
Determine whether the raft floats in water

oobleck · Answer

since its density is less than that of water, it will float

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, Google Archimedes