Question

The density of an object is calculated using the formula D=V/M, where M is the object's mass and V is its volume. Gold has a density of 19.3 g/cm^3. What is the volume of an amount of gold that has a mass of 96.5 g?

Answer 1

Substitue the values into the formula.

Answer 2

Since the units of mass cancel, you don't have to do any conversions.

Answer 3

Hold on a sec. Your equation is wrong....

Answer 4

Density=mass/volume

Answer 5

Oh yeah! I meant that

Answer 6

Ok,just checking! Haha

Answer 7

19.3=96.5/V

Answer 8

Can you solve for V?

Answer 9

Do I multiply 96.5 to both sides?

Answer 10

Multiplying by 96.5 makes
96.5*19.3=96.5*96.5/V

Answer 11

Does that help us solve?

Answer 12

So the answer will be 1,862

Answer 13

That 's not what I get.

Answer 14

To solve the equation you need to first multiply by V to get the variable in the numerator.

Answer 15

You can't solve for a variable as long as it is in the denominator.

Answer 16

That gets us to 19.3V=96.5

Answer 17

Make sense?

Answer 18

@annisasdfghjkl ?

Answer 19

So multiply V where?

Answer 20

I should have said multiply V to both sides.

Answer 21

D = M / V
19.3 g/cm^3 = 96.5 g / V
V = 96.5 g / 19.3 g / cm^3
V= ?

Answer 22

Ohh okay

Answer 23

After multiplying, I divide 19.3 to both sides?

Answer 24

Right! :)

Answer 25

Thank you so much!!

Answer 26

u r welcome

Answer 27

No worries :)

Answer 28

And your unit is in cm ^3

Answer 29

Which comes from the density

Answer 30

Okay

Answer 31

or to put it neater cm³