How to Calculate Mass from Density and Volume?

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Calculate the number of grams of sulfuric acid in 1 gallon of battery acid if the solution has a density of 1.26 and is 38.5 sulfuric acid by mass.
 

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I don't necessarily want the answer, but I would like to know how to solve this sort of problem...
 
Density is mass per unit volume, so if given the density and volume, how do you calculate mass?
 

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