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    Apr 30, 2008, 06:01 PM
    Kilograms and grams
    Does anyone know how many grams are in 232.5 kilograms?
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    Apr 30, 2008, 07:33 PM
    Judging from your posts, I think you need a lesson in dimensional analysis.

    If you have a unit that you want to convert and you know a few conversions like:

    12 in = 1 foot
    3 feet = 1 yard

    and you need to convert 6 inches to yards, write the conversions so that the units cancel.

    e.g.

    6 inches X 1 foot... X 1 yard
    ... ______... _____
    ... 12 inches... 3 feet

    When you cancel units, the unit on top cancels with the one on the bottom,

    you get 6 inches = (6/(12*3)) yards.

    Hint for your problem: 1000 g = 1 kg
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    Apr 30, 2008, 07:40 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid
    Judging from your posts, I think you need a lesson in dimensional analysis.

    Oh how I hate dimensional analysis!! So confusing.

    If you know that there are 1000 g in a kg than multiply your kg by 1000, voilą, it's that easy.
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    Jan 26, 2009, 05:50 PM

    The definition of a kilogram is:-

    Kilogram means 1,000 grams.
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    Jan 26, 2009, 06:37 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ally123 View Post
    does anyone know how many grams are in 232.5 kilograms?
    The 232.5 notation means 232½
    1 Kg = 1000 grams or 1 000 gram, not 1.000 grams (which means 1 gram)
    So 232.5 Kg = 232½ Kg = 232500 grams or 232 500 grams.
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    Jan 27, 2009, 03:56 AM

    1 kg = 1000gms. Or let's say 1 gm = .0001 kg.. Now you can calculate
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    Jan 27, 2009, 05:15 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by juhi2011 View Post
    1 kg = 1000gms. or let's say 1 gm = .0001 kg.. now you can calculate
    Incorrect : 1 gm = .0001 kg? No. 1 gm = .001 kg (better written as 0,001 kg).
    Kilo means thousand, and in the case of a kilogram it means thousand grams.
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    Jan 27, 2009, 08:52 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by sarnian View Post
    Incorrect : 1 gm = .0001 kg? No. 1 gm = .001 kg (better written as 0,001 kg).
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    He is correct , mistakenly it was written as .0001... sorry!
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    Jan 27, 2009, 10:04 PM
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