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A boy is carrying a bucket of water in one hand and a piece of plastic in the other. After transferring the plastic piece to the bucket (in which it floats the boy will carry :

A

same load as before

B

less load as before

C

more load as before

D

either less or more load depending on the density of the plaster

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same load as before
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