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A weight of x pounds is equal to approximately n grams. A weight of p [#permalink] New post   31 May 2022, 01:00
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A weight of x pounds is equal to approximately n grams. A weight of p pounds is equal to approximately how many grams?

(A) xp/n
(B) xpn
(C) x/np
(D) xn/p
(E) np/x


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Re: A weight of x pounds is equal to approximately n grams. A weight of p [#permalink] New post   31 May 2022, 06:57
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This is a simple unit conversion question.

If x lb = n g, we then have x/n lb/g, or, more usefully, n/x g/lb.

Then we can see that p lb at a rate of n/x g/lb gives us:

p lb * n/x g/lb

From here just cancel the units out:

p lb * n/x g/lb = pn/x g = np/x g. Answer E.
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