Question

Medal

Convert 6.42 kilograms to grams.



0.00642 g

64.2 g

642 g

6,420 g

Answer 1

the ratio is

\[\frac{ 10^3~g }{ 1~kg }\]

Answer 2

well kilo means 1,000, so multiply 6.42 by 1,000

Answer 3

or you could move the decimal 3 spaces to the left and that would be your answer too

Answer 4

so anything bigger than 6.42 cannot be the answer

Answer 5

the answer is bigger than 6.42, by a factor of 10^3

Answer 6

:/

Answer 7

6.42 kg = 6.42 x 10^3 g or 6420 grams

Answer 8

ahhhh yes i see where i made the mistake @DanJS i was thinking about grams to kilograms not kilograms to grams

Answer 9

okay thank you

Answer 10

set up a ratio so the units cancel like i did in the draw above, you can't mess up that way