Question

If a dog has a mass of 22.9 kg, what is its mass in the following units? Use scientific notation in all of your answers. (a) What is the dog's mass in grams? × 10 g (b) What is the dog's mass in milligrams? × 10 mg (c) What is the dog's mass in micrograms? × 10 μg

Answer 1

a) 2.29E4

Explanation: 1kg = 1000g. to get mass in grams multiply 22.9 kg by 1000g then divide by 1 kg to cancel the kg.

b) 2,29E5 g

c) 2.29 E10 μg