The object will be lighter in water therefore the mass of water will be subtracted from the object.
| Mass of body |
75-g
|
75-g
|
| Volume of body |
50-mL
|
. |
| Volume of fluid displaced |
50-mL
|
. |
| Mass of fluid displaced
(Salt water has a density of 1.1-g/mL) |
50-g
|
- 50-g
|
| Mass of body while water (subtract) | . |
25-g
|