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Reply Fri 11 Jul, 2014 09:15 am
A brick has the following dimensions:

8 x 4 x 2 inches.

Weight- 4.5 pounds.

Calculate density:

(A)- in pounds per cubic foot.

(B)- in grams per cubic centimeter



My solution:

Density = weight / volume

8 * 4 * 2 = 64 cubic inches

64 / 1728 = 0.03704 cubic feet

0.03704 * 4.5 = 0.1668 lbs.

64 / 0.061024 = 1.048.76 cubic centimeters


453.6 / 1048.76 = 0.43251 grams per cubic centimeter

Where did I make the error(s)?








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Reply Fri 11 Jul, 2014 09:58 am
Randy Dandy wrote:
Where did I make the error(s)?



Here:
0.03704 * 4.5 = 0.1668 lbs.

A brick weighs 4.5 lbs and its volume is 0.03704 cubic feet.

A simple cross calculation will give you the weight of a cubic feet:

1*4.5/0.03704 = 121.49 lbs




64 / 0.061024 = 1.048.76 cubic centimeters

Here too:
453.6 / 1048.76 = 0.43251 grams per cubic centimeter

453.6 gr is a pound but your brick weighs 4.5 lbs, so your brick weighs:

4.5*453.6 = 2041.16 gr

Its density is 2041.16/1048.76 = 1.95 gr/ cubic centimeter.


Randy Dandy
 
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Reply Fri 11 Jul, 2014 10:36 am
@timur,
Thanks timur.
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