The density of oak wood is about 0.75 g/cm3. This density is 0.41 more than half the density of sugar maple wood. What is the density of sugar maple wood?


Let x =
✔ the density of sugar maple wood
.


The equation is
✔ 0.75 = 0.5x + 0.41
.



The density of sugar maple wood is

✔ 0.68

g/cm3.