Rank the following quantities in order of decreasing mass.

1kg, 1cg, 100g, 50cg, 1dg, 1Gg, 50 million ng

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28 August, 13:06

Rank the following quantities in order of decreasing mass.

1kg, 1cg, 100g, 50cg, 1dg, 1Gg, 50 million ng

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Ferris · Answer 1

To rank these measurements, we take a look at the prefixes of each measurement. These are called the SI prefixes. They are used to form decimal multiples of SI units to avoid very large and very small values of number. The ranking is:

1Gg

1kg

100g

1dg

1cg

50cg

50 million ng

Rank the following quantities in order of decreasing mass.1kg, 1cg, 100g, 50cg, 1dg, 1Gg, 50 million ng

Rank the following quantities in order of decreasing mass.

1kg, 1cg, 100g, 50cg, 1dg, 1Gg, 50 million ng