Question

please help!? medal rewarded..

What does prefix "milli-" represent?
A. 10^-3
B. 10^3
C. 10^4
D. 30

Answer 1

milli means 1/1000. Hence milligram is one one-thousandth of a gram.

Which answer is that?

Answer 2

C?

Answer 3

Nope.

\[ 10^3 = 1000 \]
Hence
\[ 10^{-3} = \frac{1}{10^3} = \frac{1}{1000} \]

Answer 4

lol I was gona say B at first but then had that second thought mindset lol. thanks!

Answer 5

But B isn't the right answer. A is the correct answer, yes?

Answer 6

oh really?