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Physical Science Units and Measurement

Density practice problems #1 – Answer Key

For full credit: Show your work and place a box around your final
answer – be sure to include units

1. A block of wood has a mass of 500 g and a volume of 750 cm3.

What is the density of the wood in g/cm3?

To solve this problem, you need to follow the 5-step problem solving method:

Step 1: Identify all of the knowns in the problem

m = 500g
Knowns:
V = 750cm 3

Step 2: Identify all of the unknowns in the problem

Unknowns: ρ = ?

Step 3: Decide on an equation needed to solve the problem. Write it .

m
Equation: ρ =
V

Step 4: Substitute all numbers with units into equation.

m
ρ=
V
500g
r =
750cm 3

Step 4: Solve the equation. Don’t forget units on all numbers!

g
ρ = 0.67
cm 3

2. A piece of lead has a mass of 0.5 kg and a volume of 76.2 cm3.

What is the density of lead in g/cm3?
To solve this problem, you need to follow the 5-step problem solving method.
This one looks like this.
m
m = 0.5kg ρ= Note: Mass had to be
V
m = 500g 500g converted to g from kg first.
3. VWhat
r =
is3 the volume
= 76.2cm of 4.5
76.2cm 3 Also,
kg of butter? all the =
(density equal
0.86signs
g/cmare
3
)
g lined up vertically.
r =? r = 6.56 3
cm
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m
ρ=
V Note:
m = 4.5kg
m We had to solve for
m = 4500g V=
r volume, so we solved
g the equation for V first.
r = 0.86 3 4500g
cm V=
g
V =? 0.86 3
cm
V = 5232cm 3

4. What is the mass of 1500 cm3 of ice? (density = 0.92 g/cm3)

m
ρ=
V = 1500cm 3
V
g m = r ×V
r = 0.92 3
cm g
m = 0.92 ×1500cm 3
m=? cm 3

m = 1380g

5. What is the mass of a block of pine with the following

dimensions:
5 cm x 5 cm x 10 cm (density = 0.710 g/cm3)

l = 5cm
w = 5cm m
ρ=
V = 250cm 3
V
h = 10cm
g m = r ×V
V =? r = 0.710
cm 3 g
V = l ×w ×h m = 0.710 ×250cm 3
m=? cm 3
V = 5cm ×5cm ×10cm m = 177.5g
V = 250cm 3
Note:
We had to solve for
volume, so we solved
the equation for V first.