Question

Are 25 milligrams lighter or heavier than 25 centigrams

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Answer 1

25 milligrams are lighter, because 1 milligram equivales to 1 gram multiplied by 100.

Explanation:

Answer 2

25 mg. is lighter than 25 cg.

Explanation:

Well,

The prefix "milli" means thousandth and the prefix "centi" means hundredth. So a milligram will be one-tenth of a centigram.

10 mg. = 1 cg.

25 mg. = 2.5 cg.

2.5 cg. < 25 cg.

25 mg. is lighter than 25 cg.