Lentils weighing 3 kg are packed into bags of 500 g each. How many bags are filled?
A3
B6
C5
D30
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 6
1. Change to grams: 3 kg = 3000 g.
2. Divide: 3000 / 500 = 6.
3. So 6 packets can be filled. A count of 3 would ignore the unit change.
_Source: Wikipedia, Kilogram, Lead section_
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