Question

James went to the Ashville County Fair. A watermelon that weighed 6,000 grams won a prize for being the largest watermelon at the fair.

How many kilograms did the watermelon weigh?

Question 1 options:
A. 6
B. 60
C. 600,000
D. 6,000,000

Answer 1

A. 6 kg.

Explanation:

We have been given that James went to the Ashville County Fair. A watermelon that weighed 6,000 grams won a prize for being the largest watermelon at the fair.

To find the weight of watermelon in kilograms we will divide the weight of watermelon by 1000 as 1 kg equals to 1000 grams.

`\text{The weight of watermelon}=\frac{6,000\text{ Grams}}{\frac{1000\text{ Grams}}{\text{kg}}}`

`\text{The weight of watermelon}=\frac{6,000\text{ Grams}}{1000}* \frac{\text{ kg}}{\text{Grams}}`

`\text{The weight of watermelon}=(6,000)/(1000)* \text{ kg}`

`\text{The weight of watermelon}=6* \text{ kg}`

Therefore, the watermelon weigh 6 kilograms and option A is the correct choice.