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(a) If gold were sold by weight, would you rather buy it in Denver or in Death Valley?

    


(b) If it were sold by mass, in which of the two locations would you prefer to buy it?

    


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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
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ISBN: 9780321625922

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