You calculate the volume of water displaced (volume of hull up to the waterline level), and multiply by the density of the water in which it will float.
It will float because water has more density than air and barges have air in them
A barge made of metal can float in water because of its shape and displacement. The barge is designed to displace a volume of water that is greater than its own weight, allowing it to float. Additionally, the buoyant force acting on the barge provides the necessary upward force to keep it afloat.
If you add more sand the barge will be weighed down taking away height from the barge. If you take away sand, the barge will float higher and have an even better chance of not being able to fit under the bridge.
It does if you spread it in to a boat or barge shape because other than that it will just sink.
Never mind. I got it on my own. We had to figure the mass of the barge, and used Archimedes principle about fluid displacement and worked it out from there. Thanks for anyone who might have been trying to help.
They escape in barrels sent downriver to be filled.
You can't float in a pool because the density of your body is greater than the density of water, causing you to sink instead of float.
To make plasticine float, you can shape it into a boat or raft-like structure with a concave base. By redistributing the weight and displacing enough water, the plasticine will float instead of sink.
So that the balloons float
Cats do not float; instead, they try to paddle with all four legs. Most cats will panic and be desperate to escape the water.
Because that is how the language is defined. It has floating data types and integral data types.
Some types of dense hardwoods, like ebony or ironwood, are heavy enough that they will not float in water. These woods have a higher density than water, causing them to sink instead of float.