A beaker is filled to the brim with water. When a stone is lowered into it, some water overflows. The volume of the overflowed water is equal to the __________.
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Step 1: The stone occupies space in the beaker.
Step 2: It displaces an amount of water equal to the space it takes up.
Step 3: Space occupied is defined as volume.
Correct answer: volume of the stone
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