Question

The prefix mili-means a thousand

so a kilo -gram is a thousand of a liter
1 kilogram = 1,000 grams
how many kilograms is 1,216 grams?

Answer 1

Given data:

1 kilogram = 1,000 grams

how many kilograms is 1,216 grams?

Solution:

1000 grams = 1 kilogram

1 gram = 1/1000 kilograms

1216 grams = 1/1000 * 1216 = 1.216 kilograms.

Hence 1216 grams = 1.216 kilograms.