Question

A boat floats 2/9 of its volume above the surface. What is the ratio of the body submerged volume to its exposed volume ? Re-write it as a rational number

Answer 1

The required ratio is
$\frac{1 - \frac{2}{9} }{ \frac{2}{9} } = \frac{ \frac{7}{9} }{ \frac{2}{9} } = \frac{7}{2} = 3.5 \\ i.e. \: 7 :2 \: \: or \: \: 3.5 :1$