Question

How many ounces of gold are in aa 1414​-karat gold chain that weighs 2.52.5 ​ounces?

Answer 1

Solution:

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How many ounces of gold are in aa 14​-karat gold chain that weighs 2.5 ​ounces?

14 -Karat Gold means 14 parts of gold in the 24 parts of the Gold chain.

So the ratio of pure gold is $\frac{14}{24} =\frac{7}{12}$

So the pure gold in 2.5 ​ounces of gold chain can be given as  below

$Gold=\frac{7}{12}*2.5=1.458333$

Hence there is 1.5 Ounce of pure gold in the 14​-karat gold chain that weighs 2.5 ​ounces.

Answer 2

Pure gold is 24 karats.
14-karat gold is 14/24 pure gold.

2.5 oz * 14/24 = 1.458333... oz