Question

Arrange the following units in order from smallest to greatest: ounce, pound, gram, kilogram a. ounce, gram, kilogram, pound b. ounce, gram, pound, kilogram c. gram, ounce, pound, kilogram d. gram, ounce, kilogram, pound

Answer 1

c. gram, ounce, pound, kilogram

Answer 2

Option c - gram, ounce, pound, kilogram.

Explanation:

To find : Arrange the following units in order from smallest to greatest: ounce, pound, gram, kilogram ?

Solution :

Converting all units in one unit i.e. kilogram.

Ounce into kg,

1 ounce = 0.0283 kilograms

Pound into kg,

1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms

Gram into kg,

1 gram = 0.001 kilograms

kilogram into kg,

1 kg = 1 kilogram

1 kg >0.4536>0.0283>0.001

From smallest to greatest,

gram, ounce, pound, kilogram.

Therefore, option c is correct.