Handout Unit Conversions (Dimensional Analysis)

6. 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams, or 1 kg = 1,000 g 7. 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters, or 1 km = 1000 m 8. 1 kilobyte = 1000 bytes (a byte is a unit used in computers to express the length of a “word”.) ... 1 ton = 2000 pounds = 2000 lb (This is sometimes called a 2240 pounds.) ... Another way to obtain the same result is to create a new conversion ... ................
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