Question

Problem page a hardware salesman measures the mass of a box containing 1000 washers. the mass is 1.4831 kg . what is the mass of a single washer in milligrams? write your answer as a decimal.

Answer 1

1.4831 / 1000 = 0.0014831 kg <== mass of each washer

(1 / 1,000,000) = 0.0014831 / m
m = 1,000,000 * 0.0014831 =
1483.1 mg <==