What are Measurements of Weight?

What are Measurements of Weight?

Measurement of Weight 

 

Standard unit of weight is kilogram. We commonly use grams and kilograms to measure weight. Gram is the basic/standard unit of weight which is written as ‘g’. All units of weight are related to each other. 

 

We measure small weights in cg and mg and large weights g and kg. 

 

Let us look at the weight conversion chart- 

 

 

According to the weight conversion charts, units of weights and their equivalents are: 

  • 1 kilogram (kg) = 10 Hectograms (hg) = 1000 g 

  • 1 Hectogram (hg) = 10 Decagrams (dag) = 100 g 

  • 1 Decagram (dag) = 10 Grams (g) 

  • 1 Gram (g) = 10 Decigrams (dg) = 100 cg = 1000 mg 

  • 1 Decigram (dg) = 10 Centigrams (cg) 

  • 1 Decigram = 0.1 Gram 

  • 1 Centigram (cg) = 10 Milligrams (mg) 

  • 1 Centigram = 0.01 Gram 

  • 1 Milligram = 0.001 Gram 

 

 

Conversion 

 

While converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit, we multiply 

Example 1:    g → mg 

                    1 g = 1000 mg 

                    Therefore, 3 g = 3 x 1000 = 3000 mg 

 

Example 2:    kg → g 

                    1 kg = 1000 g 

                    Therefore, 2.5 kg = 2.5 x 1000 = 2500 g 

 

While converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit, we divide 

Example 1:    g → hg 

                    1 g = 1/100 hg 

                    Therefore, 20 g = 20/100 hg = 0.2 hg 

 

Example 2:    g → kg 

                    1 g = 1/1000 kg 

                    Therefore, 5 g = 5/1000 kg = 0.005 kg 

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