I'm doing a physics project and I need to figure out how much water I need to displace to keep 1000 pounds afloat.
We are making a boat and every group members weight is added up to 1000, we need to figure out how much water we have to display so we don't sink.
An equation would be really helpful
We are making a boat and every group members weight is added up to 1000, we need to figure out how much water we have to display so we don't sink.
An equation would be really helpful
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One cubic foot of water weighs about 62.4 pounds. To support a load of 1000 pounds, you must displace about 16.0 cubic feet of water.
(1000 pounds) / (62.4 pounds/foot^3) = 16.0 foot^3
(1000 pounds) / (62.4 pounds/foot^3) = 16.0 foot^3
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freshwater or saltater? makes a difference.
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