Question

1 Calorie = 1,000 calories; 1 calorie = 4.186 J

Responses

3,580 J

3,580 J

35.8 Calories

35.8 Calories

35.8 calories

35.8 calories

3,580 Calories

3,580 Calories

Answer 1

Do you want me to check which of those eight responses are correct for a particular original quantity, or do you want each listed value converted to the other units? I can do either — please tell me the number you started from (or tell me which unit you want each entry checked against).

Meanwhile, here are quick conversions for each distinct entry (using 1 cal = 4.186 J and 1 Calorie = 1000 calories):

- 3,580 J = 3,580 / 4.186 ≈ 855.72 calories (small c) = 0.85572 Calories (kcal).
- 35.8 Calories (kcal) = 35.8 × 1000 = 35,800 calories = 35,800 × 4.186 = 149,858.8 J (≈ 1.50×10^5 J).
- 35.8 calories (small c) = 35.8 × 4.186 = 149.86 J (≈ 150 J).
- 3,580 Calories (kcal) = 3,580 × 1000 = 3,580,000 calories = 3,580 × 4186 = 14,985,880 J (≈ 1.50×10^7 J).

Tell me which original value you meant (or what you want judged correct) and I’ll mark which of the listed responses are right.