Divide the mass (1000 kg) by the density to get the volume of a rock. Assume the density is three times that of water. You can assume the rock is a sphere or cube to get the approximate dimension from the volume.
The density of water is 1000 kg/m^3
How big is a ton? That is, what is the volume of something that weighs a ton? To be specific, estimate the diameter of a 1-ton rock, but first make a wild guess: will it be 1ft across, 3ft, or the size of a car? [Hint: Rock has mass per volume about 3 times that of water, which is 1kg per Liter (1000cm^3) or 62lbs per cubic foot.]
I have this question from a worksheet and don't know quite what it's asking....
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So far I've gotten that the volume is 333.3 (repeating) Liters, but I don't understand how to determine the dimensions based on that.
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