Problem: The density of a human body can be calculated from its weight in air, Wair, and its weight while submersed in water, Ww. The density of a human body is proportional to:A. Wair/(Wair – Ww). B. (Wair – Ww)/Wair.C. (Wair – Ww)/Ww. D. Ww/(Wair – Ww).

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The relative density, ρ of a body is given by:

$ρ = \frac{ρ_{a i r}}{ρ_{a i r} - ρ_{w a t e r}}$

Density in terms of volume, V:

$ρ = \frac{m}{V}$

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The density of a human body can be calculated from its weight in air, W_air, and its weight while submersed in water, W_w. The density of a human body is proportional to:

A. W_air/(W_air – W_w).

B. (W_air – W_w)/W_air_.

C. (W_air – W_w)/W_w.

D. W_w/(W_air – W_w).

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Problem: The density of a human body can be calculated from its weight in air, Wair, and its weight while submersed in water, Ww. The density of a human body is proportional to:A. Wair/(Wair – Ww). B. (Wair – Ww)/Wair.C. (Wair – Ww)/Ww. D. Ww/(Wair – Ww).

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