Four boxes of the same volume are each completely filled with one of the following items:sand, marbles, paperclips, or dice. The

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Four boxes of the same volume are each completely filled with one of the following items:sand, marbles, paperclips, or dice. The

order of the boxes from least to greatest mass is as follows: paperclips, dice, marbles, and sand. Which box has the greatest desity?

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Hitman42 [59] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-19T16:14:23+03:00

The answer is <span>sand.

A density (D) is a quotient of mass (m) and volume (V):
D = m/V

The volume is the same, so let it be 1, so we can easily assess the relationship between density and mass:
D = m/1
D = m

So, when mass increases, density increases, too.
Therefore:
</span><span>paperclips, dice, marbles, sand:
m1 < m2 < m3 < m4
</span> d1 < d2 < d3 < d4

yulyashka [42] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-19T17:14:52+03:00

yulyashka [42]4 years ago

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The answer is sand

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