A 200-kg flat-bottomed boat floats in fresh water, which has a density of 1000 kg/m3. If the base of the boat is 1.42 m wide and 4.53 m long, to what depth is the bottom of the boat submerged when it carries three passengers whose total mass is
A) 7.10 cm
B) 7.53 cm
C) 7.95 cm
D) 8.52 cm
A
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