Question 1206276: "A pint a pound the world around."
The statement is incorrect, but assume that it is. With sand and water being the items, determine which is heavier.
Unsure how to solve.
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Riddles can be fun. But when you post a problem that you want help with, the presentation of the problem should be clear.
Re-post in a way that we know what the question is.
Answer by ikleyn(52776)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
People sometimes say " A pint is a pound the world around " meaning that
in the entire world a pint of water weights about one pound.
It is interesting that there are different pints: US, UK and imperial
as the liquid volume measurement units, and they all are different,
but I will not consider it here. These words above relate to the US pint.
Other people say " A pint is NOT a pound the world around ", meaning that
a pint of water (the US pint) weights not precisely a pound.
Both sides are right, each in its own way.
But let's return to our problem. They want you determine, what is heavier - a pint of water or a pound of sand.
Now, in order for my story was not too long, I asked GOOGLE " what is the weight of one pint of water ?"
It responded me: one pint of water weights about 1.04318 pounds.
So, the answer to the problem's question is: one pint of water is heavier than one pound of sand.
Which water ? - Water may be different: pure, saline, dirty water.
But of course, both the question and the answer relate to chemically and
physically pure water  in its liquid state at the room temperature.
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