Which is heavier a pound of flour or a pound of gold?

Answer 1

same weight - 1kg

Answer 2

This is a common trick question, you're supposed to think that since gold is heavier ( really more dense) than flour that the same amount must weigh more. Of course since you have a pound of each, each weighs a pound so their weights are identical. However, if you want to be technically correct the pound of flour is heavier. This is because unlike the metric system where a kilogram is always a kilogram, in nonmetric units a pound isn't always a pound. Gold and other precious metals are weighed in Troy ounces, while flour is weighed in avoirdupois ounces. A troy ounce equal 31g there are 12 troy ounces to a troy pound, one troy pound is the same as 0.373kg; an avoirdupois ounce is 28g there are 16 avoirdupois ounces to a pound which is equal to 0.453kg.

So one pound of flour weighs 0.453kg, and a pound of gold weighs 0.373kg, the pound of flour is heavier.

Answer 3

Neither weighs more or less than the other. Both have the same weight. Namely, one pound.

Also, both have the same mass, namely 0.4536 kilogram. (rounded)

Answer 4

Yes 1500 grams = 1.5 kilogram heavier than 1.3 kilogram

Answer 5

Depends how big the bag of sugar is.

Answer 6

Flour

Answer 7

Flour

Answer 8

Sugar