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If you were converting 42 grams into kilograms which fraction would you use as a converting factor

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Answer:

The fraction as a converting factor is 1/1,000

Explanation:

we know that

1 kg=1,000 g

using proportion

Let

x ----->the amount in kilograms


(1,000)/(1)(g)/(kg)=(42)/(x)(g)/(kg) \\\\x=42((1)/(1,000))\\\\x=0.042\ kg

therefore

The fraction as a converting factor is 1/1,000

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