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MEASURES USED IN OUR DAILY LIFE

Relationship between kilogram and gram
1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)

CONVERSION OF WEIGHT

Kilograms into grams

As we know, 1 kg = 1000 g. To convert kg into g, multiply by 1000.

l Convert 6 kilograms (kg) into grams (g).
6 kg = 6 × 1000 g = 6000 g

Convert 5 kilograms (kg) 700 grams (g) into grams (g).
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5 kg 700 g = 5 × 1000 g + 700 g = 5000 g + 700 g = 5700 g

Grams into kilograms

We know 1000 g = 1 kg. To convert g into kg, divide by 1000.

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Convert 000 grams into kilograms.
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000 g = kg
Convert 7350 grams into kilograms.
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7350 g = 7000 g + 350 g = 7 kg 350 g

3 Convert the following into grams (g).

(a) 5 kg = ______ g (b) 53 kg = ______ g

(c) 8 kg = ______ g (d) 4 kg 350 g = ______ g

(e) 12 kg = ______ g (f) 5 kg 600 g = ______ g

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Convert the following into kilograms (kg) and grams (g).

(a) 2000 g = ______ kg (b) 9000 g = ______ kg
(c) 4 000 g = ______ kg (d) 2730 g = ______ kg ______ g

(e) 7000 g = ______ kg (f) 3569 g = ______ kg ______ g

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