A Gold Dealer Has Three Blocks of Solid Gold

question 58

Multiple Choice

A gold dealer has three blocks of solid gold. He informs you that the first block would weigh one pound on the very massive planet Jupiter, that the second block would weigh one pound on the moon, and that the third block would weigh one pound on Earth. Which block of gold would make you the richest? NOTE: On Jupiter, you would weigh nearly three times your normal weight.

• A) Each of them would make you equally rich because they each contain the same amount of gold.
• B) The third block.
• C) The first block.
• D) The second block.

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