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Help please! write an expression that shows how to convert kilograms to grams

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draw stairs with 7 step then put this in order: kilo, hecto, deca, unit(meter, liter, gram), deca, centi, milli. then go from kilo to unit and how every many times you go over without counting the one you started and add that many zeros.
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Kilo is the unit prefix for multiplication by one thousand. Therefore, a kilogram, or kg, is equal to one thousand grams. To convert grams to kilograms, you simply have to multiply the number of kilograms to grams.

So, for example, if you had 16.24kg of a compound, it would equal:

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