College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 9 - Problems - Page 366: 96

Answer

The percentage of the body weight that is composed of fat is 19.8%

Work Step by Step

We can find the mass of the fat: $m = \rho~V = (890~kg/m^3)(0.020~m^3) = 17.8~kg$ We can find the fraction of the body mass that is composed of fat: $\frac{17.8~kg}{90.0~kg} = 0.198$ The fraction of the body weight that is composed of fat is equal to the fraction of the body mass that is composed of fat. Therefore, the percentage of the body weight that is composed of fat is 19.8%.
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