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El francobordo disminuirá si:Freeboard will decrease if:

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Correct answer: a) The boat’s displacement increases.

Why it is correct

More weight sinks the boat and lowers freeboard. Less weight raises it.

Why the others are not

  • b) Raises it.
  • c) Raises it.
  • d) Raises it.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. More load: less freeboard.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Parts of a boat

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