Question

Jim has 19{,}700\text { g}19,700 g19, comma, 700, start text, space, g, end text of sand in his sandbox. He brings home another 6{,}300\text { g}6,300 g6, comma, 300, start text, space, g, end text of sand from the beach to add to his sandbox. How many kilograms of sand does Jim have in his sandbox now?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Given:

Mass of beach sand initial in the sandbox = 19700 g

Mass of additional sand = 6300 g

Total sand in the sandbox = mass of sand in the sandbox + additional sand

= 19700 + 6300

= 26000 g

Converting grams to kilograms,

1000 g = 1 kg

26000 g = 1/1000 × 26000

= 26 kg of sand

Answer 2

26 kg

Explanation:

Jim has 19,700 grams of sand.

He brings home another 6,300 grams from the beach.

Total Weight of Sand in his sandbox=19700+6300=26000 grams

However, we are required to find how many kilograms of sand Jim have in his sandbox now.

Now,

1000 grams = 1 kilogram

To convert from gram to kilogram, we divide by 1000.

26000 grams =
`(26000)/(1000)` kilograms =26 kg

Jim has 26 kilograms of sand in his sandbox.