SOLUTION: convert 14.7 g/cm^3 to lbs/ft^3

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Question 157443: convert 14.7 g/cm^3 to lbs/ft^3
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note that
1 lb = 454g
1 ft = 30.48cm
So
1 g = %281%2F454%29+lb+
1 cm = %281%2F30.48%29ft
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14.7%28g%2Fcm%5E3%29
=14.7%2A%28%281g%29%2F%28%281cm%29%5E3%29%29
=14.7%2A%28%28%281%2F454%29lb%29%2F%28%28%281%2F30.48%29ft%29%5E3%29%29
=14.7%2A%28%281%2F454%29%2F%28%281%2F30.48%29%5E3%29%29%28%28lb%29%2Fft%5E3%29
=%28%2814.7%2A30.48%5E3%29%2F454%29%28%28lb%29%2Fft%5E3%29
=916.9%28%28lb%29%2Fft%5E3%29