A solid block floats in water with of its volume above the surface

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

Problem

A solid block floats in water with

40\%

of its volume above the surface. (i) Find the density of the block. (ii) If the same block is placed in kerosene of density

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

, what fraction of its volume will now be submerged?