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Published on: August 11, 2026
A tube is filled with water and a wooden cube 
is placed in the water. The wooden cube is found to float on the water with a part of it submerged in water. When a metal coin is placed on the wooden cube, the submerged part is increased by 3.87 cm . The mass of the metal coin is 
gram. (Take water density as 
and density of wood as 
)
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
387
(387)
Weight of coin 
Additional up thrust
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