Question

Question 5 (d)

Express the following as kg using decimals:

5 kg 8 g

Answer 1

We know that 1000 g = 1 kg
$\therefore 1g=\frac{1}{1000}kg$
$5kg8g=5kg+8g=5kg+1g\times 8=5kg+\frac{1}{1000}kg\times 8=5.008kg$