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LEARN
BASIC METRIC MEASUREMENT
In LESS THAN
5 MINUTES !
PRE-CALCULATED PRINTABLE
TABLES and CHARTS
Convert
KILOGRAMS (kg) to
POUNDS and OUNCES
The Base
Unit for MASS is kilogram
Use the symbol
kg
To convert
kilograms to pounds multiply by 2.2046
1 gram = 0 .035 ounce
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1 metric ton = 1.102 tons
kg
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pounds
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ounces
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1
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2
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3.3
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2
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4
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6.6
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3
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6
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9.9
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4
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8
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13.1
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5
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11
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0.4
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6
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13
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3.6
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7
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15
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6.9
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8
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17
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10.2
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9
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19
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13.5
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10
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22
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0.7
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Smaller
Measurements from a kilogram |
1
gram
(1 g) |
Remember, kilo
is the prefix meaning
1 000 times.
So, 1 000 g (grams) is the mass of
1 kg (kilogram).
Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram" NOT "kill-AH-gram".
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Smaller
Measurements from a gram |
1
milligram
(1 mg) |
Remember, milli
is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So, 1 one thousandth of the
unit of measure gram
being 1 milligram,
is
simply written 1 mg |
LARGER
Measurement from a kilogram |
(1 tonne)
(1 t) |
There are exactly 1 000 kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne) |
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DID
YOU KNOW?
( Video)
that you can divide
1 meter
by exactly
10 equal parts
(10 x 10 x 10 cm)
then make
a cube
(1 000 cm³) of it
to fill with water
and you will find that it contains
exactly
1 L
(1 liter)
(1 000 mL)
of water
and is the mass
of exactly 1
kg
(1 kilogram)
(1 000 g).
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