Bennie is calculating the density of books in a box. He knows the number of books in the box and the volume of the box. Which of the following formulas can be used to calculate the density of books in the box? (6 points)

Density = number of books over volume of shelf
Density = volume of shelf over number of books
Volume of shelf = density over number of books
Number of books = density over volume of shelf

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Bennie is calculating the density of books in a box. He knows the number of books in the box and the volume of the box. Which of the following formulas can be used to calculate the density of books in the box? (6 points)

Density = number of books over volume of shelf
Density = volume of shelf over number of books
Volume of shelf = density over number of books
Number of books = density over volume of shelf

Karlottalotta · Answer

@kittybasil

TyDaGreatest · Answer

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kittybasil · Answer

The general formula for density is $D=\frac{m}{v}$ or Density equals mass over volume. Based on this, anything that doesn't follow that formula is wrong.

That being said, if "number of books" is considered mass, then it would probably be A because it says number of books over volume.

The second option would be backwards and the other 2 aren't even remotely similar to the formula

Karlottalotta · Answer

I thought It was A

Karlottalotta · Answer

thank you for your help

kittybasil · Answer

Yeah, it's A. Good job!
Np 😊

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

@kittybasil wrote:

The general formula for density is [color= inherit;][/color]$D=\frac{m}{v}$ or Density equals mass over volume. Based on this, anything that doesn't follow that formula is wrong. That being said, if "number of books" is considered mass, then it would probably be A because it says number of books over volume. The second option would be backwards and the other 2 aren't even remotely similar to the formula

did you just say" number of books = mass"?😂😂🤣 -- how sure is you?

kittybasil · Answer

1. Why ping? I'm right here.
2. There is no other significant indicator of mass. Therefore, this is the only possible representative phrase.

kittybasil · Answer

TL;DR they didn't use anything else that could be considered mass. Honestly I wouldn't use that to describe mass either

kittybasil · Answer

Unless all the books weigh the same or something. Kinda arbitrary there

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

ah i did this to someone a while ago in the same particular question and he kinda started to doubt his answer😂 -- i wanted that scene recreated.

kittybasil · Answer

I would too, but there's no other way to read it so I guess we have to use this very confusing/vague way to represent mass 🤷🏻‍♀️ rip

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

nah its very easy... just ban the mass, and focus on the second one.

kittybasil · Answer

...ban the mass?

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

...

VOLUME OF SHELF = V

thats like the most obv thing on earth

therefore, m is the other one

kittybasil · Answer

Okay, but that doesn't explain what "ban" the mass is

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

ban/lowe/forget abt it for a moment -- same thing

kittybasil · Answer

lowe?
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kittybasil · Answer

Dernit that didn't translate well

kittybasil · Answer

There we go! (Credits to the dev of course)

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