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OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics §9.1 The Metric System · Example 9 · Arithmetic · Units & measurement

The Metric System · Example 9

A student carefully measured 0.52 cg of copper for a science experiment, but their lab partner said they need 6 mg of copper total. How many more centigrams of copper does the student need to add?

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OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics · §9.1 The Metric System · Example 9

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