Imagine taking a science class in which you are given a small metal statue to study. When you completely submerge it in water in a marked graduated cylinder the water level goes up by 65 ± 5 ml. On an equal arm balance, it takes 558 ± 1 grams to balance the statue.
1. Suppose you divided 558 by 65,
What would the numerical answer be?
What are the units associated with the result?
Interpret the result, what does it mean? What does it tell you about the material of which the statue is made?
2. Suppose instead you divide 65 by 558,
What is the numerical result?
What are the units associated with the result?
Interpret the result, what does it mean?