The carat or karat (US) refers to the purity of gold. 24 kt is 100% gold, but is too soft to be made into jewelry that will last. 18 kt is (18/24) or 75% gold and 25% other metals. 14 karat is 14/24 (about 58 %) gold, and about 42 % other metals.
Having the other metals, gives gold jewelry its durability as well as color, depending on what is chosen for the other metals.
Carats for diamonds refer to the weight of the diamond. 1 ct is 200 milligrams or 1/142 ounce.
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14, it doesn't matter which way round the numbers are!
The difference between -18 and 68 is 86.
one is negative and one is positive
44[-18-26 = -44]
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32-18 18+ ____=32 ____ = 32-18 =14
22.22% when going from 18% to 14%
14 - (-4) = 14 + 4 = 18
14, it doesn't matter which way round the numbers are!
The carat is a measurement of weight of precious stones. A stone of 18 carats is twice the weight of a 9 carat stone.
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Using the number line Start at '18' and move to the left, until you reach '-4' . You have made '22' steps ; the difference. Arithmetically 18 - - 4 = 18 + 4 = 22 The difference. Note the double negative.
The difference between -18 and 68 is 86.
one is negative and one is positive
The main difference between 9k gold and 18k gold is the gold content. 9k gold has 37.5% pure gold, while 18k gold has 75% pure gold. This means that 18k gold is more valuable and contains a higher percentage of gold compared to 9k gold.
18!