A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake.

A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1.5 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of man is

Quiz

Answer/Solution

90 kg

Steps/Work

Solution
Volume of water displaced = (3 x 2 x 0.015)m3
= 0.09m3.
Mass of man =Volume of water displaced ×Density of water
= (0.09×1000) kg
= 90 kg.
Answer B

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A boat having a length m and breadth m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by cm when a man gets on it. The mass of man is

Calculated Answer

90

Step by Step Solution

In order to solve problem, you must evaluate n2 / 100 * n0 * n1 * 1000.

n0 =3
n1 =2
n2 =1.5