Find the density of the wooden block and mineral oil

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A wooden block floating in seawater has half of its volume submerged. When the block is placed in mineral oil, 93% of its volume is submerged.

a) Find the density of the wooden block. (The density of seawater is 1.024 g/cm³.)
b) Find the density of the mineral oil.

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