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The quantity
of meat in a medium sized
hamburger paddy is about 100 grams
(100 g) |
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A handful
of nuts is the
mass of about 100 grams.
(Singular or plural the Symbol is
g)
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A medium sized
apple or tomato
is about 100 grams. |
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Smaller
Measurement from a gram
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1
milligram
(1 mg)
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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
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Larger
Measurement from a gram
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1 kilogram
(1 kg)
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Remember, kilo
is the prefix meaning 1000 times.
So, 1000 g (grams) is the mass of
1 kg (kilogram).
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Larger
Measurement from a kilogram
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1 tonne
(1 t)
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There are exactly 1 000 kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne)
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