How To Calculate The Density Of An Object Or Material. After you have your object’s volume, determine its mass by weighing it on a scale or with a balance. The density of an object or substance can be calculated from this equation:

If you need to calculate the density of an object manually, use the density formula. Let’s have a look at the example: Density is related to the mass and volume by ‰ = m=v (1) where m is the mass of the object, v is the volume of the object, and ‰ is the density of the material.