SOLUTION: Gold is selling for $1917 per ounce. How many milligrams of gold can you purchase for one cent? (16 ounces = 1 lb, and 1 lb = 454 g)

SOLUTION: Gold is selling for $1917 per ounce. How many milligrams of gold can you purchase for one cent? (16 ounces = 1 lb, and 1 lb = 454 g)

Algebra.Com

Question 1197592: Gold is selling for $1917 per ounce. How many milligrams of gold can you purchase for one cent?
(16 ounces = 1 lb, and 1 lb = 454 g)

Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Data provided in the question:
Cost of gold = $
also,
and
thus,

also

now,

therefore,

and,
$
therefore,
$
thus, cost of gold is

then
cent buys of gold

RELATED QUESTIONS
Suppose that gold is selling for 375$/ounce. How many milligrams of gold could you buy... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com,Alan3354)

Suppose gold is selling at $375/ounce. How many milligrams of gold could you buy for one... (answered by Alan3354)

Twenty ounces of a 50% gold alloy are mixed with 80 oz of a 30% gold alloy. Find the... (answered by stanbon)

A jeweler uses $90 worth of gold to make a wedding band and gold is $350 an ounce, how... (answered by Alan3354)

Please help me solve this mixture problem: How many pounds of gourmet candy selling... (answered by AnlytcPhil)

1.A candy manufacturer has two grades of candy, selling at 75 cents and 90 cents a pound (answered by mananth)

A designer at Royal Jewelers wants to create a 10-ounce necklace that will be made of... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Candy sells for $1.30 per lb is to be mixed with candy selling for $0.90 per lb to get... (answered by edjones)

There are two questions I need help with. Hope you can help, and thank you!! 1.The... (answered by stanbon)