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A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is:
Answer: Option B
 - Volume of water displaced = (3 x 2 x 0.01) m3
= 0.06 m3.
Mass of man = Volume of water displaced x Density of water
= (0.06 x 1000) kg
= 60 kg.
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 - Volume of water displaced = (3 x 2 x 0.01) m3
= 0.06 m3.
Mass of man = Volume of water displaced x Density of water
= (0.06 x 1000) kg
= 60 kg.
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