Question

Make the following conversion. 0.0097 mg = _____ g

Answer 1

Your answer should be 9.7 :)

Answer 2

Answer:

0.0000097 g

Explanation:

A Milligram is a unit of measuring a mass of a body in the metric system. It is equivalent to a thousandth of grams and mg is the symbol of a milligram.

Gram is the unit of mass of a substance in the metric system and it is represented as g.

Calculation

One thousand milligrams amount to one gram and the expression below can be used to convert mg to g;

gram = milligram ÷ 1000

so 0.0097 will amount to;

g = 0.0097 ÷  1000

= 0.0000097 gram

Therefore 0.0097 mg is equivalent to 0.0000097 g