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Problem
A rectangular raft of mass 1200 kg and density
800
kg m
−
3
800 \text{ kg m}^{-3}
800
kg m
−
3
floats in water of density
1000
kg m
−
3
1000 \text{ kg m}^{-3}
1000
kg m
−
3
. How many people of average mass 50 kg can stand on the raft so that it is just about to be fully submerged?
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