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Mass and volume are not similar. Asking how they are alike is like asking how length and weight are alike: a string 100 yards long will weigh less than a fire hydrant, which is only three feet tall. If you have two objects made of the same material, the one occupying the greater volume will have the greater weight. But if two objects are made of different material, you can draw no conclusions form their volumes, because the smaller object -- that is, the one with less volume -- may actually have greater weight. If a small object has greater weight than a large one, we can conclude that it has greater density -- which is mass divided by volume.

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