A block of wood floats in fresh water with 0.552 of its volume V submerged and in oil with 0.877 V submerged. Find the density of (a) the wood and (b) the oil. (a) Number 552 Units kg/m^3 (b) Number i 760 Units kg/m^3

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A block of wood floats in fresh water with 0.552 of its volume V submerged and in oil with 0.877 V submerged. Find the density of (a)
the wood and (b) the oil.
(a) Number
552
Units
kg/m^3
(b) Number
i
760
Units
kg/m^3
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