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What do we use to measure weights nowadays? Grams. 1 gram is about the weight of one Skittle sweet. Instead of writing grams we often just write g. Kilograms.

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1 What do we use to measure weights nowadays? Grams. 1 gram is about the weight of one Skittle sweet. Instead of writing grams we often just write g. Kilograms. 1 kilogram is about the weight of a large dictionary. We write kg for kilograms.

2 Can I convert grams to kilograms and vice versa. To convert kilograms to grams, we multiply by 1000. To convert grams to kilograms, we divide by 1000.

3 To convert kilograms to grams, multiply by 1000. Move all the digits three places to the left, and add zeroes as placeholders. THHTU 9

4 To convert kilograms to grams, multiply by 1000. Move all the digits three places to the left, and add zeroes as placeholders. THHTU 1 7

5 To convert kilograms to grams, multiply by 1000. Move all the digits three places to the left, and add zeroes as placeholders. HthTthThHTU 128

6 To convert grams to kilograms, simply do it the other way. Move all the digits three places to the right and see what you’re left with. HthTthThHTU 6 000

7 1.5kg… Hang on! This one’s got a decimal. Easy peasy. Do the same thing. Just don’t move the decimal point! ThHTU Tenths 1 5

8 Convert 4.3kg to grams. Easy peasy. Do the same thing. Just don’t move the decimal point! ThHTU Tenths 4 3

9 Convert 1900g to kilograms. Easy peasy. Do the same thing. Just don’t move the decimal point! ThHTU Tenths 19000


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