Jacob is given a beaker full of an unknown liquid and asked to calculate the density of the substance. He places the beaker of liquid on a digital scale. The digital scale displays that the mass of the liquid and the beaker combined is 53.3 grams.

Then, Jacob pours the liquid into a graduated cylinder to measure the volume of the liquid. He finds that the liquid has a volume of 16.1 mL.

Finally, Jacob calculates the density of the liquid by using the following equation

53.3 g ÷ 16.1 mL = 3.3 g/mL
He reports the density of the liquid to be 3.3 g/mL, but his teacher tells him that the density of the liquid is 1.1 g/mL. What was the source of Jacob's calculation error?

Jacob did not subtract the mass of the beaker from the combined mass before he used it in the density equation.

Jacob divided the mass of the liquid by the volume of the liquid instead of multiplying it to find the density of the liquid.

Jacob did not convert the volume of the liquid into the correct units before he used it in the density equation.

Jacob used a graduated cylinder instead of a triple beam balance to calculate the volume of the liquid.

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Jacob is given a beaker full of an unknown liquid and asked to calculate the density of the substance. He places the beaker of liquid on a digital scale. The digital scale displays that the mass of the liquid and the beaker combined is 53.3 grams.

Then, Jacob pours the liquid into a graduated cylinder to measure the volume of the liquid. He finds that the liquid has a volume of 16.1 mL.

Finally, Jacob calculates the density of the liquid by using the following equation

53.3 g ÷ 16.1 mL = 3.3 g/mL
He reports the density of the liquid to be 3.3 g/mL, but his teacher tells him that the  density of the liquid is 1.1 g/mL. What was the source of Jacob's calculation error?

Jacob did not subtract the mass of the beaker from the combined mass before he used it in the density equation.

Jacob divided the mass of the liquid by the volume of the liquid instead of multiplying it to find the density of the liquid.

Jacob did not convert the volume of the liquid into the correct units before he used it in the density equation.

Jacob used a graduated cylinder instead of a triple beam balance to calculate the volume of the liquid.

anonymous · Answer

Ok, well, I don't know anything about biology but I think I can do this one.

anonymous · Answer

ok but i was asking if this is where im suppose to be for this question

anonymous · Answer

Good enough!

anonymous · Answer

So, like, it says right in the first paragraph what he did wrong, I think.

anonymous · Answer

yes Starr___Dynasty

anonymous · Answer

If you're not spotting it, we can go through the choices one by one.

anonymous · Answer

"The digital scale displays that the mass of the liquid and the beaker combined..."
That seems to reveal the problem

anonymous · Answer

Or BangkokGarrett can just give you the answer, that works too

anonymous · Answer

he divided the mass of the liquid

anonymous · Answer

He divided 53.3.
That 53.3 is the mass of the liquid and the beaker combined.

anonymous · Answer

ok so to reveal it most likely the answer would be A

anonymous · Answer

That's what I'd say too!
(unless it has something to do with a triple beam balance but I don't believe it does)

anonymous · Answer

because he combined right

anonymous · Answer

Right.

anonymous · Answer

so it would be A

anonymous · Answer

it seems to me thts also wht @BangkokGarrett is saying also

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

it is correct wow weve all figured it

anonymous · Answer

Thank all of you for the wrong answer !