Question a-kang

3.1 Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Relationships - Unit conversions
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A kangaroo has a mass of 28 kilograms. What is the kangaroo's mass, in grams(1 kilogram=1,000 grams)

A.

1,028

B.

972

C.

784

D.

28,000

A kangaroo has a mass of 28 kilograms. What is the kangaroo's mass, in grams ?

Easy-difficulty · SAT Math · Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Relationships — Unit conversions. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.

Answer explanation

Choice A is correct. It's given that a kangaroo has a mass of 28 kilograms and that 1 kilogram is equal to 1,000 grams. Therefore, the kangaroo's mass, in grams, is 28 kilograms1,000 grams1 kilogram, which is equivalent to 28,000 grams.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.