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Homework Statement
A barge is loaded in a saltwater harbor and measures 3 x 20 m, sitting 0.8 m deep in the harbor. If this barge moves to freshwater, how deep will it sit?
Homework Equations
B = densitydisplaced * Vdisplaced * g
B - mg = 0
The Attempt at a Solution
So I began by solving for B - mg, getting to m = 1000 * 48 to find out the mass of the water displaced. This itself confuses me, however, because I 1) wasn't sure whether to use the density of saltwater or seawater and 2) don't really know what to do with this information. Can someone help walk me through it?