A student determines that the mass of a 20.0-mL sample of olive oil is 18.4 g. What is the density of the olive oil in grams per milliliter?
To calculate density, we substitute the given mass and volume values into the defining formula for density.
Density=volumemass=20.0 mL18.4 g=0.92 mLg(calculator answer)=0.920 mLg(correct anwer)
Because both input numbers contain three significant figures, the density is specified to three significant figures.