Another physical characteristic or attribute widely used to describe a person or object is mass. However, in our daily activities, we sometimes interchange the concept with weight. In science, the latter refers to force exerted in relation to gravity and its composition (or mass). To easily differentiate the two, we measure mass in terms of tonne, pounds, and kilograms to ounces, etc. and weight is denoted by N (or Newton).Nonetheless, it is acceptable to swap the meanings (of mass and weight) especially in casual conversation in finding out how heavy or light a person or object is. For example, in a sachet of chocolate powder it says there that it is 50 grams. Perhaps other brands will specify it is 1.76 ounces. Wait a minute! Is 50 grams greater than 1.76 ounces? There is only way to find out, we should examine the conversion between grams to ounces.Definition of an OunceBy definition an ounce is said to be approximately 28 grams, derived from its etymology "onza" which means one coin in Middle Europe. Furthermore, that coin weighs approximately 28 grams when measured. Now let us do some arithmetic.If 28 grams is approximately equal to 1 ounce then how many grams are there in an ounce?Read more about ounces to grams By simple ratio and proportion, we derived at this mathematical expression: 28 grams: 1 ounce = 1 gram: X ounce(s). This can be stated in a simple division statement: 28 / 1 = 1 / X. When simplified X = 1/ 28, which is 0.035714285714285714285714285714286 or 0.36 ounce. The computed value is close with the convention of 0.0352739619. Therefore if we need to convert grams to ounces, we only multiply the grams with 0.0352739619.Converting Ounce to GramsFor example this bag contains 5 unknown balls. Each ball weighs around 10 grams. What is the total weight of the balls? Then convert the total grams to ounces.First, we multiply the number of balls by its weight (5 X 10 = 50 grams). Second, we multiply it by 0.0352739619 (50 X 0.0352739619 = 1.763698095). Third, we affix the term (or abbreviation of) ounce at the end of the computed value (1.763698095 ounce or oz.).Usually, we round it off at least two decimal places. Therefore, the finally answer would be 1.76 oz.Using the same example, let us now use the 1/28 multiplier.We can simplify the equation by having 50 divided by 28. The quotient is 1.7857142857142857142857142857143 or 1.79 oz.The difference between the two is negligible only 0.03.For more info visit ounces to gramsbb