Answer:
The mass of fuel added, which is 10,166.2 kg is less than 22,300 kg which is the mass of fuel required to travel from Toronto to Edmonton, the plane therefore crashed.
Explanation:
Since density ρ = m/v where m = mass of fuel and v = volume of fuel, we need to find the mass of each volume of fuel.
So, m = ρv now ρ = specific gravity × density of water = 0.803 × 1000 kg/m³ = 803 kg/m³.
To find the mass of the 7,682 L of fuel, its volume is 7,682 dm³ = 7,682 dm³ × 1 m³/1000 dm³ = 7.682 m³.
It's mass, m = 803 kg/m³ × 7.682 m³ = 6168.646 kg
To find the mass of the extra 4,916 L of fuel added, we have
m' = ρv' where v' = 4,916 L = 4,916 dm³ = 4916 dm³ × 1 m³/1000 dm³ = 4.916 m³
m' = 803 kg/m³ × 4.916 m³ = 3947.548 kg
So, the total mass of the fuel is m" = m + m' = 6168.646 kg + 3947.548 kg = 10116.194 kg ≅ 10,166.2 kg
<u>Since this mass of fuel added, which is 10,166.2 kg is less than 22,300 kg which is the mass of fuel required to travel from Toronto to Edmonton, the plane therefore crashed.</u>
