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198.9 grams =_____ ounces solve using proportions please

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Answer:

7.016 oz

Explanation:

(x oz)/(198.9 g) = (1 oz)/(28.349523125 g) . . . . . . . exact conversion factor

Multiply by 198.9 g.

... (x oz) = (198.9 g)×(1 oz)/(28.349523125 g)

... x oz ≈ 7.016 oz . . . . . rounded to 4 significant figures

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Comment on this conversion

A US pound is defined in metric terms as 0.45359237 kg = 453.59327 g exactly. An ounce is 1/16 of a pound, so can be expressed exactly as 28.349523125 grams. The conversion in the other direction, ounces per gram, is a long repeating decimal that usually gets rounded after a few significant digits. It is appropriate to use an exact conversion, then round the result to the required precision.

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