1. a
one dollar coin
15 g
b
tree
300 kg
c
grain of sand
1 mg
d
tennis ball
75 mg
e
pair of shoes
100 g
f
small child
45 kg
h
pen
10 g
i
bowling ball
3 kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. (i) The weight of a laptop computer − e − 3000 g
(ii) The weight of a tennis player − d − 74 kg
(iii) The weight of a litre of milk − a − 1 kg
(iv) The weight of an AA size battery − b − 40 g
(v) The weight of a small drop of liquid − f − 8 g
(vi) The weight of a space rocket − c − 20 tonnes

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.
mg
g
kg
340 000
340
0.340
950
0.950
0.00095
2 600 000
2600
2.6

 

 

 

 

 

4. a. 4 kg + 3 kg = 7000 g
b. 2 kg + 546 g = 2546 g
c. 8 g + 381 mg = 8.381 g
d. 6390 mg + 493 g + 1.3 kg = 1 799.39 g
e. 5 kg − 550 g = 4450 g
f. 850 mg + 0.5 g − 550 mg = 0.8 g

 

 

 

 

 

 
5. a. 55 mg
0.055 g
b. 3kg
3 000 g
c. 2400 mg
2.4 g
d. 4.8 g
4 800 mg
e. 438 mg
0.438 g
f. 2.4 kg
2400 g
g. 648 g
0.648 kg
h. 320 g
320 000 mg
i. 824 mg
0.824 g
j. 5.9 kg
5 900 000 mg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

a. 176.298 kilograms
b. 176 298 grams
c. 0.176298 tonne

 

 

 

 

7.a
6g , 1480 mg
7480 mg
b
2 kg , 950 g
2950 g
c
5 t , 3650 kg
8650 kg
d
9500 kg, 8.2 t
17.7 t
e
0.4 kg , 5320 mg , 30 g , 0.004 t
4435.32 g