Work problem. Right answer, wrong units

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My answer should obviously be in Newtons, but I'm getting Netwon meters.

An aquarium, 2 m long, 1 m wide, and 1 m deep is full of water. Find the work needed to pump half the water out of the aquarium. (The density of water is 1000 kg/m3.)
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In a similar example in the book, they do the problem the same way, but they just throw the units in at the end, after they've computed the answer. I could do the same on this homework problem and get full credit, but I just got to know... :smile:


 
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What makes you think that unit is wrong? What's the definition of work?
 
oops... It's getting late. I don't know why I was expecting Newtons. Thanks!
 
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