A raft of wood(density=600 kg/m^3) of mass 120 kg floats in water.how much weight can be put on the raft to make it just sink

we know that

weight of water displaced = weight of raft + mass

so,

ρwVg = Mg

here, M = mass of raft + mass = (120+m) kg

thus,

ρw=1000 kg m-3

ρwVg = (120+m).g

m + 120 = ρwV = 1000 x V

so,

m + 120 = 1000 x V

 

V(volume of water displaced=Volume of raft)=120/600=.2 m

 

m=.2x1000-120

m=80 kg

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