ASSIGNMENT 5 DIAMOND ESSENTIALS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
1.00 ct - ANSWER-A full-cut round brilliant diamond with a 6.50-mm girdle diameter
weighs about
The weights of the diamonds are added together - ANSWER-When jewelry is solid
based on the total weight of its diamonds, that means
Less than a carat - ANSWER-The majority of diamonds used in jewelry weigh
Melee - ANSWER-Very small diamonds are called
100 - ANSWER-How many points equal one carat
1.15 ct. - ANSWER-If a ring is set with a 0.83-ct. center stone, two baguettes that weigh
0.10 ct. each, and six round brilliants that weigh 0.02 ct. each, the total weight is
"This is a half-carat diamond." - ANSWER-An incorrect way to describe a 0.47-ct.
diamond to a customer would be
Rarity - ANSWER-In general, a large diamond is more valuable than an equal weight of
small diamonds because of its
Hundredths - ANSWER-Diamond weight should be rounded to
Weights at which prices increase dramatically - ANSWER-"Magic sizes" are
Culet - ANSWER-A diamond's depth is always the distance from the table to the
$4,949 - ANSWER-If a diamond weighs 1.01 cts. and the price per carat is $4,900, how
much does the diamond cost
$3,600 - ANSWER-If a diamond weighs 0.77 ct. and it's price is $2,772, what is price
per carat
0.76 ct. - ANSWER-According to World Federation of Diamond Bourses and GIA
Laboratory weight-rounding standards, a diamond that weighs 0.759 ct. rounds to
0.2 gram - ANSWER-One carat weighs
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
1.00 ct - ANSWER-A full-cut round brilliant diamond with a 6.50-mm girdle diameter
weighs about
The weights of the diamonds are added together - ANSWER-When jewelry is solid
based on the total weight of its diamonds, that means
Less than a carat - ANSWER-The majority of diamonds used in jewelry weigh
Melee - ANSWER-Very small diamonds are called
100 - ANSWER-How many points equal one carat
1.15 ct. - ANSWER-If a ring is set with a 0.83-ct. center stone, two baguettes that weigh
0.10 ct. each, and six round brilliants that weigh 0.02 ct. each, the total weight is
"This is a half-carat diamond." - ANSWER-An incorrect way to describe a 0.47-ct.
diamond to a customer would be
Rarity - ANSWER-In general, a large diamond is more valuable than an equal weight of
small diamonds because of its
Hundredths - ANSWER-Diamond weight should be rounded to
Weights at which prices increase dramatically - ANSWER-"Magic sizes" are
Culet - ANSWER-A diamond's depth is always the distance from the table to the
$4,949 - ANSWER-If a diamond weighs 1.01 cts. and the price per carat is $4,900, how
much does the diamond cost
$3,600 - ANSWER-If a diamond weighs 0.77 ct. and it's price is $2,772, what is price
per carat
0.76 ct. - ANSWER-According to World Federation of Diamond Bourses and GIA
Laboratory weight-rounding standards, a diamond that weighs 0.759 ct. rounds to
0.2 gram - ANSWER-One carat weighs
