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Ounce

The ounce (/ˈaʊns/) is any of several different units of mass, weight or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the uncia, an Ancient Roman unit of measurement. The (exactly 28.349523125 g) is 1⁄16 avoirdupois pound; this is the United States customary and British imperial ounce. It is primarily used in the United States to measure packaged foods and food portions, postal items, areal density of fabric and paper, boxing gloves, and so on, but it is sometimes also used elsewhere in the Anglosphere. Although the avoirdupois ounce is the mass measure used for most purposes, the 'troy ounce' of exactly 31.1034768 g is used instead for the mass of precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, etc. The term 'ounce' is also used in other contexts: * The is a measure of force (see below). * The fluid ounce is a measure of volume. Historically, a variety of different ounces measuring mass or volume were used in different jurisdictions by different trades and at different times in history. (Wikipedia).

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Convert Between Ounces and Grams Using a Unit Fraction

This video explains how to convert between ounces and grams using unit fractions. http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Unit Conversions: American or Standard Units

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Example: Determine the Best Buy Using Unit Rate

This video determines the cost of an item per ounce to determine the best buy using unit rate. Complete Video List at http://www.mathispower4u.com

From playlist Ratios and Rates

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Examples: Converting Between Different Units of Weight in Standard or American System

This video provides examples of converting between different units of weight in the standard or american measurement system. Complete Video List: http://www.mathispower4u.com

From playlist Unit Conversions: American or Standard Units

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Common Customary Weight Conversions Using Unit Fractions

This video explains how to convert customary weights using unit fractions. http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Unit Conversions: American or Standard Units

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Single Step Unit Conversion (US Standard - Unit Fractions)

This video explains how to perform conversions of US Standard units using unit fractions. http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Unit Conversions: American or Standard Units

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Conversion: Find the Weight of a Chain in Ounces Given a Rate in Pounds

This video explains how to determine the weight of a chain in ounces given a know weight in pounds per foot.

From playlist Unit Conversions: American or Standard Units

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From playlist Common Core Standards - 7th Grade (Part 2)

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This video shows how to add pounds and ounces and convert the ounces to pounds and ounces. http://mathispower4u.com

From playlist Unit Conversions: American or Standard Units

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From playlist Unit Conversions: American or Standard Units

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unit price (KristaKingMath)

► My Pre-Algebra course: https://www.kristakingmath.com/prealgebra-course In this video we learn how to find the price per unit of a product. Specifically, we compare the price per ounce of two different sizes of the same product. We can do this by using long division to find the price pe

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Unit conversion: arithmetic calculations on units of volume | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

Sometimes we have different units of measure and are asked to add them up. The answer can't be stated in ALL units so we have to pick one unit of measure. In this example, you'll practice that scenario with us. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanac

From playlist Ratios, proportions, units, and rates | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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From playlist Fine Measurements

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