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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.
A pound of flour and a pound of gold both weigh the same, which is one pound. The difference lies in their density and value, with gold being denser and more valuable than flour.
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)
A ton of paper is heavier than a pound of gold. A ton is equivalent to 2,000 pounds, so a ton of paper is much heavier than a pound of gold.
A pound is heavier than a gram. There are approximately 453.592 grams in a pound.
A pound is heavier than 100 grams. One pound is equivalent to approximately 454 grams.
The statement "1 pound of pure cotton is heavier than 1 pound of gold" is incorrect because 1 pound is always equal to 1 pound, regardless of the material it is measuring. The difference lies in the density of the materials - gold is denser than cotton, so a pound of gold takes up less physical space compared to a pound of cotton.
A kilogram is heavier than a pound. 1 kilogram is equivalent to about 2.2 pounds.