A slice of Swiss cheese contains 41 mg of sodium. Required:
a. What is this mass in grams?
b. What is this mass in ounces?
c. What is this mass in pounds?

a. 41 mg equals 0.041 grams.

b. 41 mg equals 0.0014462 ounces

c. 41 mg equals 9.039*10⁻⁵ pounds

Explanation:

You know that a slice of Swiss cheese contains 41 mg of sodium.

a. What is this mass in grams?

Knowing that 1 mg = 10⁻³ g, you can apply the following rule of three: if 1 mg equals 10⁻³ g or 0.001 grams, 41 mg will be equivalent to how much mass in g?

mass= 0.041 grams

41 mg equals 0.041 grams.

b. What is this mass in ounces?

Knowing that 1 mg = 3.5274 * 10⁻⁵ ounces, you can apply the following rule of three: if 1 mg equals 3.5274 * 10⁻⁵ ounces, 41 mg will be equivalent to how much mass in ounces?

mass= 1.4462*10 ⁻³ ounces= 0.0014462 ounces

41 mg equals 0.0014462 ounces

c. What is this mass in pounds?

Knowing that 1 mg = 2.20462 * 10⁻⁶ pounds, you can apply the following rule of three: if 1 mg equals 2.20462 * 10⁻⁶ pounds, 41 mg will be equivalent to how much mass in pounds?

mass= 9.039*10⁻⁵ pounds

41 mg equals 9.039*10⁻⁵ pounds