Question

A slice of Swiss cheese contains 47 mg of sodium. (a) What is this mass in grams? .047 (b) What is this mass in ounces? (16 oz = 453.6 g) 0.0016 X (c) What is this mass in pounds? (1 lb 453.6 g) 0.0001x

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) 0.047 g (b) 0.0016 oz (c) 0.0001 lb

Explanation:

The given mass of the sodium in the slice = 47 mg

(a) Mass has to be calculated in grams

The conversion of mg to g is shown below as:

1 mg = 10⁻³ g

So,

Mass of sodium = 47 × 10⁻³ g = 0.047 g

(b) Mass has to be calculated in ounces

The conversion of ounces to g is shown below as:

453.6 g = 16 oz

Or,

1 g = 16 / 453.6 oz

So,

Mass of sodium = (0.047 × 16) / 453.6 oz = 0.0016 oz

(c) Mass has to be calculated in pounds

The conversion of pounds to g is shown below as:

1 lb = 453.6 g

Or,

1 g = 1/ 453.6 lb

So,

Mass of sodium = (0.047 × 1) / 453.6 oz = 0.0001 lb