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A 10 kg turkey should
easily serve
about 20 happy appetites.
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A 40 kg bag of concrete mix
requires a strong
back to carry.
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Smaller
Measurements from a kilogram |
1
gram
(1
g) |
Remember, kilo
is the prefix
meaning 1000 times.
So, 1 000 g (grams) is the mass
of 1 kg (kilogram).
Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram"
NOT "kill-AH-gram".
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Smaller
Measurements from a gram |
1 milligram
(1 mg) |
Remember, milli
is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So, 1 one thousandth of the
unit of measure gram
being 1 milligram,
is
simply written 1 mg |
LARGER
Measurement from a kilogram |
1
tonne
(1 t)
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There are exactly
1000
kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne) |
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