A 20ft x 8ft x 8.5ft shipping container has a mass of 2350 kg when empty and has about 33 m^3 of cargo space. The container is 2/3 full of bags of cat litter that have a density of 0.54 g/cm^3. What is the average density of the container? Will it float if it falls off a ship?
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\[ 0.54 \, \text{g/cm}^3 = 0.54 \times 1000 \, \text{kg/m}^3 = 540 \, \text{kg/m}^3 \] Show more…
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