Hi! One of the homework questions, due to upload today, is "a piece of metal that has a mass of 0.50 kg and a volume of 63 cm^3. Answer in g/cm^3 and with the correct number of significant figures. The density in g/cm3 will be..." I have worked the question based on the examples given in the text, but I have no idea how to get this answer, not to mention what the answer is!  :( Please help!

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Hi! One of the homework questions, due to upload today, is "a piece of metal that has a mass of 0.50 kg and a volume of 63 cm^3. Answer in g/cm^3 and with the correct number of significant figures. The density in g/cm3 will be..."

I have worked the question based on the examples given in the text, but I have no idea how to get this answer, not to mention what the answer is! 
:( Please help!!

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Expression for relation between mass, volume and density will be - 

Density=MassVolume

Given values, 

Mass = 0.50 kgVolume =63 cm3

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