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i figured out what i did wrong. your way was much easier, thanks :)

Homework Statement an aluminum object with volume 100 cm^3 and density 2700 kg/m^3 is suspended in ethyl alcohol (density 790) by a string. what's the tension in the string? Homework Equations Fy = Fb + T - mg T = mg - Fb Fb = p_f * v_f * g = p_o * v_o * g The Attempt at a...