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The power output of a typical large power plant is 1000 megawatts (MW). Express this result in W, kW, and GW

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1 kilowatt = 1 thousand watts
1 megawatt = 1 million watts = 1,000 kilowatts
1 gigawatt = 1 billion watts = 1,000 megawatts = 1 million kilowatts

1,000 megawatts = 1 gigawatt = 1 million kilowatts = 1 billion watts
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