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A beaker of mass 1 kg contains 2 kg of water and rests on a scale. A 2kg block of aluminum (specific gravity 2.70) suspended from a spring scale is suspended from a spring scale is submerged in water, as shown in figure. Find the readings of both scales.

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[Reading of lower scale = 36.66 N, Reading of upper scale = 12.34 N, ]
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