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If the mass of an object = 32 g +/- 2g and its volume is 11cm cubed +/- 1cm cubed, what is the density in g/cm cubed? Select from the choices below.

2.90 +/- 3%
0.34 +/- 3%
2.9 +/- 15%
2.9 +/- 27%
3 +/- 2%

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Hi,

The density of the object is:
D = 32/11
D = 2.9 g/cm^3

If we want to get the lowest possible value, we need to compute using the lowest possible mass, ...

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