I need help with a question please. If someonecould help, I would appreciate it.

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I need help with a question please.   If someonecould help, I would appreciate it. Thank you! A pirate in a movie is carrying a chest (0.30 m X 0.30 m X0.20 m) that is supposed to be filled with gold.   To seehow ridiculous this is, determine the weight (in Newtons) of thegold.   To judge how large this weight is, remember that1 N = 0.225 lb. I need help with a question please.   If someonecould help, I would appreciate it. Thank you! A pirate in a movie is carrying a chest (0.30 m X 0.30 m X0.20 m) that is supposed to be filled with gold.   To seehow ridiculous this is, determine the weight (in Newtons) of thegold.   To judge how large this weight is, remember that1 N = 0.225 lb.

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Density of gold = 19.3 g/cc Here volume of chest = 30cm *30 cm * 20 cm = 18000cm3 Also Mass = volume *density = 18000 cc * 19.3 gm/cc = 347.4 kg Also 1 kg= 2.2 lb So 347.4 kg = 2.2*347.4 lb = 764.28 lb Also 0.225 lb = 1 N so 764.28 lb = 764.28 / 0.225 N = 3397 N

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