Converting Metric Units

Rami's favorite rock in his rock collection weighs 0.05 kilogram.

How can this weight be converted to grams?

• multiply by 100

• multiply by 1,000

• divide by 100

• divide by 1,000

What is 0.05 kilograms in grams? ____ grams

A river otter at a zoo weighs 8.2 kilograms.

What does the river otter weigh measured in grams?

_____ grams

Convert 54 milligrams to grams.

_____ grams

9,300 mg =

• 0.93 g

• 9.3 g

• 9,300 g

• 93,000g

93 kg =

• 0.93 g

• 9.3 g

• 9,300 g

• 93,000g

4 g = _____ mg

• 4,000 mg

• 400 mg

• 0.004 mg

• 0.4 mg

5.2 kg = _____ g

• 52 g

• 5.2 g

• 5,200 g

• 520 g