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What is the weight of the empty barge shown in the illustration if it is currently drawing one foot of salt water? Its length is 40', width is 20', and its height is 10' . See illustration GS-0157.

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What is the weight of the empty barge shown in the illustration if it is currently drawing one foot of salt water? Its length is 40', width is 20', and its height is 10' . See illustration GS-0157.

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• Relationship between draft, underwater volume, and displacement (weight of water displaced = weight of barge) • How to compute underwater volume from length × width × draft for a simple box-shaped barge • Unit conversions: salt water density (~64 lb/ft³) and 1 long ton = 2,240 lb

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• If the barge is drawing 1 foot, what is the underwater volume in cubic feet given its length and width? • Using the density of salt water, what is the total weight of water displaced by that underwater volume? • After you find the displacement in pounds, which answer choice matches that value when converted to long tons?

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• Be sure you are using salt water density (about 64 lb/ft³), not fresh water • Double‑check you converted from pounds to long tons (divide by 2,240) correctly • Confirm that you used only the submerged depth (1 ft) as the draft in your volume calculation, not the full height of the barge

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Question 1 of 205eccef9dbacbc34ba4d45e0e

What is the weight of the empty barge shown in the illustration if it is currently drawing one foot of salt water? Its length is 40', width is 20', and its height is 10' . See illustration GS-0157.

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What is the weight of the empty barge shown in the illustration if it is currently drawing one foot of salt water? Its length is 40', width is 20', and its height is 10' . See illustration GS-0157.

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