The density of lead is 11,300 kg/m3. If a bar made out of lead has a volume of 50 cm3, what is the mass of the bar in grams?
Density = mass / volume solving for 'mass'
Density x volume = mass
11,300 kg/m^3 x volume = mass BUT in this example mass is in cm^3 ....let's convert THAT to m^3
50 cm^3 x 1m / 100 cm x 1m / 100cm x 1m / 100cm = 50 / 1,000,000 m^3
11300 kg/m^3 x 50 / 1000 000 m^3 = .565 KILOgram = 565 grams