Can You Calculate the Densities of Metal and Oil?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the densities of a metal and oil using the provided weights of the metal in different mediums. The metal weighs 50.0 N in air, 36.0 N in water, and 41.0 N in oil. By applying Archimedes' principle and the formula for density, the density of the metal is determined to be 7,850 kg/m³, while the density of the oil is calculated to be 800 kg/m³.

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"How To Solve Density of two objects" Plss Help.

If you can answer this, your a genius... I really need the answer. Hehehe. Ok this is the question.

A piece of metal weighs 50.0 N (Newton) in air, 36.0 N in H20 (water) and 41.0 N in oil. Find the densities of the metal and the oil.
 
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