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Measurements in the Metric System

Question 12 • ELPGEQ1 M/J Math 6 - 1205010 HCPS v24

A crate of bananas has a mass of 674.8 dekagrams. What is the mass of the crate of bananas in centigrams? Use the metric table to help answer the question.Metric Tablekilo-hecto-deka-unitdeci-centi-milli-1,0001001010.10.010.001

Answer
A
0.6748 centigrams
B
6.748 centigrams
C
67,480 centigrams
D
674,800 centigrams

Explanation

A dekagram is 10 grams, and a gram is 100 centigrams, so 1 dekagram equals 1,000 centigrams. Multiply 674.8 by 1,000 to get 674,800 centigrams, which is choice D.

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