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What is the weight of a block of ice 24 in. by 24 in. by 24 in., if ice weighs 92 percent as much as water, and water weighs 62.5 lb. per cu. ft.?
Solution:
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The first that we need to do is to get the volume of an ice which is a cube as follows
Since the density of ice is expressed in lb. per cu.ft., then we need to convert the volume of an ice in cu. ft. as follows
If the specific gravity of ice is 0.92, then the density of ice is
Therefore, the weight of ice is
