13. In the movie Goldfinger, James Bond foils a plot to break into Fort Knox. 007 does some quick mental calculationsto determine the feasibility of removing the gold. If the price of gold is $1,298.61 per troy ounce (1 troy ounce isexactly 31.1035 grams), what is the mass (in kg) of $1,000,000. of gold?

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13. In the movie Goldfinger, James Bond foils a plot to break into Fort Knox. 007 does some quick mental calculations (1 troy ounce is exactly 31.1035 grams), what is the mass (in kg) of $1,000,000. of gold?

13. In the movie Goldfinger, James Bond foils a plot to break into Fort Knox. 007 does some quick mental calculations (1 troy ounce is exactly 31.1035 grams), what is the mass (in kg) of $1,000,000. of gold?

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13. In the movie Goldfinger, James Bond foils a plot to break into Fort Knox. 007 does some quick mental calculations
to determine the feasibility of removing the gold. If the price of gold is $1,298.61 per troy ounce (1 troy ounce is
exactly 31.1035 grams), what is the mass (in kg) of $1,000,000. of gold?

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