A boat loaded with scrap iron floats in a swimming pool. When the iron is thrown overboard, the pool level will
A) fall.
B) rise.
C) remain unchanged.

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When the iron is in the boat, it displaces a volume of water equal to its weight. Once thrown overboard, it displaces only its volume, which is less than the volume displaced when it was in the boat, causing the water level to fall.

A Boat Loaded with Scrap Iron Floats in a Swimming