An iceberg floats in water with part of it submerged. What is the fraction of the volume of the iceberg submerged,if the density of ice is $\rho_{i} = 0.917 \ g \ cm^{-3}$ and the density of water is $\rho_{w} = 1.00 \ g \ cm^{-3}$?

  • A
    $0.917$
  • B
    $1.000$
  • C
    $0.458$
  • D
    $0.083$

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