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Solve the following problems relating to buoyancy: 11.A solid spherical ball with unit weight 8.52 kN/m3 floats in dead sea (sp. gr. = 1.24). Find the percentage of the volume draft to its total volume. a. 72.52% c. 70.04% b. 73.69% d. 68.35% 12. A cube with a side of 550 mm. What force is required to completely submerged the cube in water if its specific gravity is 0.80? a. 423.8 N c. 344.6 N b. 326.4 N d. 245.3 N 1. A tank containing water has a total of weight of 75 kg when weighed. Obtain the new reading on the weighing scale if a 50 mm by 50 mm piece is wood is held vertically in the water to a depth of 600 mm. a. 73.5 kg c. 77.5 kg b. 76.5 kg d. 78.5 kg 14. The Mayflower ship having a displacement of 27000 metric tons and a draft of 10.4 m in ocean (sp. gr. = 1.03) enters in the Legazpi International Port with a specific gravity of 1.0 (seawater). If Mayflower's horizontal section of the ship at the waterline is 3000 m2, what depth of seawater is required to float the ship? a. 10.63 m c. 10.66 m b. 10.58 m d. 10.54 m