Question

at breakfast his morning Lowell spilled 2.49 g of his cereal, while his brother Andy spilled 5,704 mg of cereal. Their mother said whomever spilled the most cereal would have to wash the breakfast dishes. Who had to wash the dishes? What is the difference in the mount the brothers spilled.

Answer 1

Andy had to wash the dishes because he spilled 3214 mg more than Lowell.

Explanation:

First, you have to find how many mg are in 2.49 g. 2.49g=2490mg So, Lowell spilled 2490 mg, and Andy spilled 5704 mg. Since Andy spilled more, he had to wash the dishes. The difference between the numbers is 5704-2490=3214 mg

Answer 2

5,701.54 is the answer I think and Andy spilled more. Just because there is a decimal doesn’t mean that 2.49 is greater. Andy has more since it’s in the thousands.