Question

abby fills a graduated cylinder with 3 ml of water. she then drops a small rock into the cylinder, and the water level rises to the 5 ml mark. what is the volume of the rock?
____ ml

Explanation:

Step1: Identify initial and final volumes

Initial volume of water $V_1 = 3$ mL, final volume of water - rock system $V_2=5$ mL.

Step2: Calculate rock volume

Volume of rock $V = V_2 - V_1$. So $V=5 - 3$.

Answer:

2