Legend Says That Archimedes, in Determining Whether or Not the King's

question 21

Multiple Choice

Legend says that Archimedes, in determining whether or not the king's crown was made of pure gold, measured its volume by the water displacement method. If the density of gold is 19.3 g/cm³, and the crown's mass is 440 g, what volume would be necessary to prove that it is pure gold?

• A) 31.1 cm³
• B) 114* 10³ cm³
• C) 22.8 cm³
• D) 1.81 *10^-2 cm³

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Posting Process

The act of transferring entries from the journal to the ledger accounts in bookkeeping.

Subsidiary Ledger

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Control Account

An account in the general ledger that summarizes the balances of a group of related accounts to keep the general ledger streamlined and manageable.

Control Accounts

Summary accounts in the general ledger that consolidate the details recorded in subsidiary ledgers.