We have a review page for chemistry and it's got conversion problems on it, like 0.75kg to milligrams. I know how to do them by simply moving the decimal, but I checked my first answer and I think we have to do it mathematically. If I do it by just moving the decimal, don't I still get the same answer?? I am SO confused!!
......Ok. for 0.75 kilograms to milligrams, I moved the decimal to make it correct (I think). I have .00000075 but the answer says it should be 7.5x10^5 which means moving the decimal the OTHER way, I thought! So that would be 750,000. But it just doesn't make any sense!
Here's what she wrote:
.75kg x (10^6mg/1kg) = mg
Obviously, chemistry isn't one of my strengths...
If you can help, I would really appreciate it!!! :( I have a test tomorrow and I really don't want to fail.
Thanks.
2007-09-27
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