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Bill's recipe for onion soup calls for 4.0 lb of thinly sliced onions. If an onion has an average mass of $115 \mathrm{g}$, how many onions does Bill need?
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We know that 1 pound is approximately equal to 454 grams. So, we multiply the weight of the onions in pounds by 454 to get the weight in grams. \[4.0 \, \text{lb} \times 454 \, \text{g/lb} = 1816 \, \text{g}\] Show more…
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