A board that is 20.0 cm wide, 5.00 cm thick, and 3.00 m long has a density 300 kg/m3. The board is floating partially submerged in water. What fraction of the volume of the board is above the surface of the water?

A)

0.300
B)

It depends on which edge of the board is vertical.
C)

0.700
D)

zero
E)

0.200

C

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