Grams and Kilograms Conversions

Miguel weighs himself and discovers he weighs 83,600 grams. How many kilograms does Miguel weigh?

Mathematical Equivalence

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The average mass of an adult male Bull Shark is about 91 kilograms. What is the average mass in grams?

• 910

• 91,000

• 9,100

27kg 547g + 694g = _________

Express your answer in the smaller unit

700 grams = __________kilograms

• 7 kilograms

• 0.7 kilograms

• 70 kilograms

• 0.07 kilograms

The summer camp had 5,270 grams of blueberries. How many kilograms did they have?

• 0.527 kilograms

• 52.70 kilograms

• 527 kilograms

• 5.270 kilograms

Kelly has some snack mix that weighs 1,425 grams. How many grams does she need to add to the snack mix to make it equal 2 kilograms?

• 575

• 475

• 500

• 675

The box below can hold 6 kilograms 230 grams. How many grams can it hold?

• 600 grams

• 830 grams

• 6,000 grams

• 6,230 grams

Kacey has two dogs. One dog weighs 23 kilograms. The second dog weighs 12,000 grams. What is the difference in weight between her two dogs?

• 35,000 grams

• 12,023 grams

• 11,977 grams

• 11,000 grams

c. Since she began exercising so much for her tournament, Kendallyn has been losing weight. In her first week of training, she lost 3 kilograms 530 grams. In the following two weeks of training, she lost 2 kilogram 492 grams each week. Kendallyn now weighs 43 kilograms 730 grams. What was Kendallyn’s weight, in grams, before she started training? Explain your thinking.

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Since she began exercising so much for her tournament, Kendallyn has been losing weight. In her first week of training, she lost 3 kilograms 530 grams. In the following two weeks of training, she lost 2 kilogram 492 grams each week. Kendallyn now weighs 43 kilograms 730 grams. What was Kendallyn’s weight, in grams, before she started training? Explain your thinking.

• She weighed 49,752 g before training.

• She weighed 52,244 kg before training.

• She weighed 37,708 g before training.

• She weighed 52,244 g before training.