frank had a 1.5kg bag of potting soil. he used 420g of soil to pot a plant. how many kilograms of soil are left in a bag?

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use conversion from g to kg

$1\operatorname{kg}=1000g$

convert the 420g

$420g\cdot\frac{1\operatorname{kg}}{1000g}=0.420\operatorname{kg}$

substract from the 1.5kg

$1.5\operatorname{kg}-0.420\operatorname{kg}=1.08\operatorname{kg}$

there are 1.08kg of soil left.

Rosslebeau answered Jun 11, 2023

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