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The object having a specific gravity of 3.8 is floating in mercury of specific gravity of 13.6. If the total volume of the object is 1.0 cu.m., what is the volume of the object above the mercury?

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The object having a specific gravity of 3.8 is floating in mercury of specific gravity of 13.6. If the total volume of the
object is 1.0 cu.m., what is the volume of the object above the mercury?
Select one:
a. 0.165 cu.m.
b. 0.721 cu.m.
c. 0.279 cu.m.
d. 0.835 cu.m.

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