The Star of Africa, a diamond in the royal scepter of the British crown jewels, has a mass of 530.2 carats, where 1 carat = 0.20

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Tems11 [23]

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The Star of Africa, a diamond in the royal scepter of the British crown jewels, has a mass of 530.2 carats, where 1 carat = 0.20

g. Given that 1 kg has an approximate weight of 2.21 lb, what is the weight of this diamond in pounds.

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butalik [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-23T23:37:58+03:00

butalik [34]2 years ago

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What you can do is find the equivalence of 530.2carats in g using 1carat=0.20g. Remember that 1kg=1000g so you use it and 1kg=2.21lb to find it in pounds. The answer should be <span> 2.343484 lb.
I hope this help greatly</span>