A ship of mass 5 10^6 kg floats in sea water (density 1025 kg/m^3). The volume of water it displaces is about:

  1. 5.1 10^9 m^3
  2. 4880 m^3
  3. 5000 m^3
  4. 205 m^3
Answer

B) 4880 m^3

V = m/rho = 5 10^6 / 1025 approx 4880 m^3. SLO P-11-B-34 · Application

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