Question

Henrietta has a box of fruit with a mass of 88 dekagrams. What is the weight of the box of fruit in kilograms? Use the metric table to help answer the question.

Metric Table
kilo-
hecto-
deka-
unit
deci-
centi-
milli-
1,000
100
10
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.88 kilograms
8.8 kilograms
880 kilograms
8,800 kilograms

Answer 1

To convert dekagrams to kilograms, we use the conversion factors from the metric table.

1 dekagram = 0.01 kilograms.

Therefore, to convert 88 dekagrams to kilograms, we multiply by 0.01:

\( 88 \text{ dekagrams} \times 0.01 \frac{\text{ kilograms}}{\text{ dekagrams}} = 0.88 \text{ kilograms} \)

So, the weight of the box of fruit is **0.88 kilograms**.