Question

Susan used the displacement method to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object. The initial water level was 65mL. The level after dropping the object in the graduated cylinder was 80mL. What is the volume of the object? Don't forget to include units.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Place the object in the graduated cylinder, and record the resulting water volume as "b." Subtract the volume of the water alone from the volume of the water plus the object. For instance, if "b" was 50 milliliters and "a" was 25 milliliters, the volume of the irregularly shaped object would be 25 milliliters.