Metric Conversions MASS ! Lesson # 18 Metric Conversions MASS !

It has nothing to do with church. Yes…Mass And It has nothing to do with church.

However, you may need help From God If you do not Pay Attention !

Mass It’s the thing often referred to as weight. Like… A loaf of bread has a mass of 645 grams Or “You” might have a mass of 80 kg Like your fit and trim Math teacher !

He tilts the scale at a whopping He is so trim… He tilts the scale at a whopping 80 kg. That’s 175 pounds. (Mostly muscle)

So what then is a kg? A kg is one thousand G’s. So what is a G? It’s a gram.

And a gram is 1000 times greater than a mg.

About the mass of a blueberry! A gram is… About the mass of a blueberry! 1000 of them Make 1 Kilogram ! And A lot of muffins.

And an “mg” is… A milligram ! They are really small. Doctors usually measure pills in Milligrams. One pill would be close to 100 mg.

To summarize… 1 kg = 1000 grams 1000 mg = 1 gram Sooooo… 1 000 000 mg = 1 kg

Now let’s look at the conversion. It is very similar to Got it? Good. Now let’s look at the conversion. It is very similar to Other metric conversions.

Decide if you are converting… First… Decide if you are converting… Bigger to smaller Or Smaller to bigger.

Once you decide… If converting bigger to smaller… Multiply ! X

If converting… Smaller to bigger Divide ÷

Don’t forget… 1000 mg = 1 g 1000 g = 1 kg 1 000 000 mg = 1 kg

The decimal moved 3 places. Here is an example… 3.2 g = ? Mg 3.2 X 1000 = 3200 mg The decimal moved 3 places.

The decimal moved 6 places ! Another example… 5.67 kg = ? Mg 5.67 X 1 000 000 = 5 670 000 mg The decimal moved 6 places !

For your viewing pleasure … And now… For your viewing pleasure … 10 practice questions !

Get Ready Get Set Go !

Question # 1 123 kg = ? g

Question # 2 456 g = ? mg

Question # 3 7kg = ? mg

Question # 4 89 mg = ? g

Question # 5 123 g = ? kg

Question # 6 456 mg = ? kg

Question # 7 7.89 g = ? mg

Question # 8 0.123 kg = ? g

Question # 9 45.6 g = ? kg

Question # 10 78.9 mg = ? g

And now the answers. Prepare Yourself !

Question # 1 123 kg = ? G 123 000

Question # 2 456 g = ? Mg 456 000

Question # 3 7 kg = ? Mg 7 000 000

Question # 4 89 mg = ? G 0.089

Question # 5 123 g = ? Kg 0.123

Question # 6 456 mg = ? Kg 0.000 456

Question # 7 7.89 g = ? Mg 7890

Question # 8 0.123 kg = ? G 123

Question # 9 45.6 g = ? Kg 0.0456

Question # 10 78.9 mg = ? G 0.0789

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Remember… The P Word… Practice !

Now… The End