Question

There are 6 wooden cubes, each of side 5 centimeters there total mass is 525 grams find the mass per cube. b)find the mass per cubic centimeter of a cube.

Answer 1

(a) 87.5 g

(b) 0.7 g per cubic cm

Explanation:

side of each cube, s = 5 cm

total mass, M = 525 g

(a) mass of each cube, m = M/6 = 525/6 = 87.5 g

(b) Volume of each cube = s x s s = 5 x 5 x 5 = 125 cubic cm

mass per cubic cm = 87.5/125 =0.7 g per cubic cm