Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Density

Density — practice question

A student has a stack of A4 paper for his computer printer. Fig. 1.1 gives the dimensions of the paper stack. Fig. 1.1 (not to scale) shows a rectangular pile with length 30.0 cm, width 20.0 cm and height 5.0 cm.
(a)[1]

Calculate the average thickness of a single sheet of paper.

(b)[1]

Show that the paper stack has a volume of $3000\,\text{cm}^3$. Use the details in Fig. 1.1.

(c)[1]

The student finds the total mass of the paper in the stack. State the name of a device used to measure mass.

(d)[3]

Calculate the density of the paper.

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