Question

A weightlifter lifted 85 kg and 950 g. What is the weight in grams? (1 kg = 1,000 g).

• A. 85,850 g
• B. 86,950 g
• C. 85,990 g
• D. 85,950 g

Answer 1

The correct option is D 85,950 g

Weight lifted by the weightlifter = 85 kg and 950 g

• We cannot directly add weights with different units of measurement. The weights need to be converted to the same unit of measurement.
• $1kg=1,000g$
• To get the weight in grams, multiply $85kg$ with $1,000$ (as $1kg=1,000g$).
• $85\times 1,000=85,000g.$
• Thus, there are $85,000gin85kg$.
• Total weight in grams $=85,000g+950g=85,950g$

Hence, $85kg$ and $950g$ is equal to $85,950g$.