High School

The volume of a body weighing 1200 kg is [tex]250000 \, \text{cm}^3[/tex]. Find its density.

[Ans. [tex]4800 \, \text{kg/m}^3[/tex]]

Answer :

Sure! To find the density of a body, we use the formula:

[tex]\[ \text{Density} = \frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}} \][/tex]

In the problem, we're given:

- Mass (weight) = 1200 kg
- Volume = 250,000 cm³

However, we need to make sure the units are consistent. Density is often expressed in kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m³), so we need to convert the volume from cubic centimeters (cm³) to cubic meters (m³).

To convert from cm³ to m³, we use the conversion factor:

[tex]\[ 1 \, \text{m}^3 = 1,000,000 \, \text{cm}^3 \][/tex]

So, we convert the volume:

[tex]\[ \text{Volume in m}^3 = \frac{250,000 \, \text{cm}^3}{1,000,000 \, \text{cm}^3/\text{m}^3} = 0.25 \, \text{m}^3 \][/tex]

Now, we can calculate the density:

[tex]\[ \text{Density} = \frac{1200 \, \text{kg}}{0.25 \, \text{m}^3} \][/tex]

[tex]\[ \text{Density} = 4800 \, \text{kg/m}^3 \][/tex]

So, the density of the body is 4800 kg/m³.