Density Examples
~ 26 lb
~ 2 lb
~ 26 lb
This bottle of soda and the lead brick
have very similar volumes. However, the
brick weighs more than 10 times as much
as the soda because it has a much larger
density.
mass = volume x density
A 2‐year child weighs about the same
as the lead brick. However, the child
is much larger than the brick because
she has a much smaller density.
volume = mass/density