A hollow steel sphere is completely filled with oil

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids

Problem

A hollow steel sphere is completely filled with oil, but its total mass stays the same as before it was hollowed out. In one or two sentences, describe how the average density of the filled sphere compares with that of a solid steel sphere of the same outer dimensions and justify your answer qualitatively.

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