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An unloaded rectangular pontoon is 9m long and 7.5m wide. It is floating in fresh water...

An unloaded rectangular pontoon is 9m long and 7.5m wide. It is floating in fresh water with a depth of immersion of 2.0m and freeboard of 1.0m.
What is the overall (average) density of the pontoon in kg/m3?

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The weight density =6.54kN/m^3

=6540N/m^3

Density =6540/9.81=666.67kg/m^3

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