document.write( "Question 1197592: Gold is selling for $1917 per ounce. How many milligrams of gold can you purchase for one cent? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #830913 by MathLover1(20849) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cost of gold = $ $\"1917%2Founce\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"16oz+=+1lb+\"$ and $\"1lb+=+454gr\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "thus,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1oz+=+%281%2F16%29lb\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F16%29lb=%281%2F16%29454g=+28.35g\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1gr+=+1000mg\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"28.35gr+=+28350mg\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"1+=+100cents\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"1917+=+191700cents\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "thus, cost of $\"28350mg\"$ gold is $\"191700cents\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1+\"$ cent buys $\"28350mg%2F191700+=+0.1479mg\"$ of gold\r
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