A wooden block tall floats upright in water with its top face above the water surface

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Problem

A wooden block

20\,\text{cm}

tall floats upright in water with its top face

6\,\text{cm}

above the water surface. Calculate the density of the wood. (a)

650\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}

(b)

700\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}

(c)

500\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}

(d)

850\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}