A) A plastic block that has a length of 0.5 m, a width of 0.26 m,...

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A) A plastic block that has a length of 0.5 m, a width of 0.26m, and a height of 0.33 m, and has a density of 670 kg/m3 floats inboth water and oil. If the plastic block is floating at the surfaceof a tank of water (which has a density of 1000 kg/m3), what is thedistance from the top of the block to the surface of the water?Ifthe plastic block is floating at the surface of a tank of oil(which has a density of 900 kg/m3), what is the distance from thetop of the block to the surface of the oil?

B) A cargo barge is loaded in a saltwater harbor for a trip up afreshwater river. If the rectangular barge is 2.50 m by 20.0 m andsits 0.800 m deep in the saltwater harbor, how deep will it sit inthe freshwater river?

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