Which of the following masses is the smallest?

0.006 kilograms

500 milligrams

40 grams

4.2 decigrams

Question

Which of the following masses is the smallest?

 0.006 kilograms

 500 milligrams

 40 grams

 4.2 decigrams

anonymous · Answer

@zepdrix please help!!!1

zepdrix · Answer

Hmmmm so a gram is the base unit.

zepdrix · Answer

what are kilograms? 1000 grams..ish?

zepdrix · Answer

milli is ... 100th, or 1000th? Hmmmmmmmmmm

zepdrix · Answer

1000th, ok ok ok

zepdrix · Answer

Let's convert them all to grams :O That'll make it easy to compare!

zepdrix · Answer

$$\large 0.006kilograms(\frac{ 1000grams }{ kilogram })=6grams$$

zepdrix · Answer

$$\large 500milligrams(\frac{ .001grams }{ milligram })=0.5grams$$

anonymous · Answer

so would it be 500 milligrams ?

zepdrix · Answer

$$\large 4.2decigrams(\frac{ .1grams }{ decigram })=.42grams$$

zepdrix · Answer

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm those numbers aren't very close, I don't think I did that right lol
Seems like they should be closer together than that :D

zepdrix · Answer

Cuz the 40 grams was way larger than any of the others.

zepdrix · Answer

Oh oh they wanted smallest woops!

zepdrix · Answer

I think it's the decigrams :D By just a little bit.

If you're not comfortable converting units, you might wanna study up on that ^^

anonymous · Answer

4.2 decigrams ?

anonymous · Answer

@zepdrix

zepdrix · Answer

yes.... that's the only one in decigrams :O

anonymous · Answer

yaya!!!!