A Gold refinery produces a gold nugget weighing 170lbs. The Density of gold is 19.32g/cm^3. A) Calculate the volume of the gold nugget. B) If the gold is drawn into a wire whose diameter is 9.25mm, how many feet of gold can be obtained? The volume  of a cylinder is pieR^2h.  I know I have to solve for "h", and use the volume Calculate in part "A"

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A Gold refinery produces a gold nugget weighing 170lbs. The Density of gold is 19.32g/cm^3.

A) Calculate the volume of the gold nugget.

B) If the gold is drawn into a wire whose diameter is 9.25mm, how many feet of gold can be obtained? The volume  of a cylinder is pieR^2h. 

  • I know I have to solve for "h", and use the volume Calculate in part "A"
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