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What do we use to measure weights nowadays?

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.

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What do we use to measure weights nowadays?

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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.

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

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

  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.

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

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

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

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