A 65 kg man is supported by a life saver (salbabida) in sea water whose relative density is 1.03. If the life saver is .75 cu. feet and the relative density of the man is 0.96 and only 1/5 of the volume of the man remains above the water surface what is the relative density of the life saver?

A 65 kg man is supported by a life saver (salbabida) in sea water whose relative density is 1.03. If the life saver is .75 cu. feet and the relative density of the man is 0.96 and only 1/5 of the volume of the man remains above the water surface what is the relative density of the life saver?

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A 65 kg man is supported by a life saver (salbabida) in sea water whose relative density
is 1.03. If the life saver is .75 cu. feet and the relative density of the man is 0.96 and
only 1/5 of the volume of the man remains above the water surface what is the relative
density of the life saver?

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