What is the volume of the boat

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When an open-faced boat has a mass of 5150 kg, including its cargo and passengers, it floats with the water just up to the top of its gunwales (sides) on a freshwater lake.

A) What is the volume of the boat?

B)The captain decides that it is too dangerous to float with his boat on the verge of sinking, so he decides to throw some cargo overboard so that 11.0% of the boat's volume will be above water. How much mass should he throw out?

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