You could also measure the volume of the object directly by filling a graduated cylinder with sufficient water to submerge the object and then measuring the rise in water level when the object is placed in the cylinder.
(You; could measure directly; by filling a graduated cylinder with sufficient water to submerge the object and then measuring the rise in water level) (the object; is placed; in the cylinder)
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could measure directly is placed
by filling a graduated cylinder with sufficient water to submerge the object and then measuring the rise in water level
in the cylinder