Question

The water contained in a 16 ounce (actually produced as 16.9 oz) bottle is ________ milliliters and weighs approximately ______ pound.

Answer 1

Since the given data is mass in terms of ounces, it would be easier to determine first the mass in terms of pounds. The conversions is 1 oz = 0.0625 pounds. The conversion is as follows:

16.9 oz * 0.0625 lbs/oz = 1.06 lb

The mass of water is 1.06 pound. To determine the volume, we use the density of water which 1 g/mL.

Volume = 1.06 lb * 1000 g/ 2.2 lb * (1 mL/1 g) = 481.82 mL