A heavily loaded boat is floating in a pond. The boat starts to sink because of a leak but quick action plugging the leak stops the boat from going under although it is now deeper in the water. What happens to the surface level of the pond?
a. It stays the same.
b. It goes up.
c. It goes down.
d. More information is needed to reach a conclusion.
a
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