A 120 kg scuba diver with tanks and equipment is submerged and floating underwater in seawater.The volume of the seawater displaced by the scuba diver with tanks and equipment is A) 0.097 m³. B) 0.102 m³. C) 0.117 m³. D) 0.154 m³. E) 0.177 m³.

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The volume of fluid displaced by an object is equal to the weight of the object divided by the density of the fluid and the acceleration due to gravity. The density of seawater is approximately 1025 kg/m^3. Therefore, the volume of fluid displaced is equal to (120 kg)/(1025 kg/m^3*9.81 m/s^2) = 0.117 m^3.

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