It is: 500/1000 = 1/2
"Kilo" means 1000, so 2 kg is 2000 grams, 1 kg + 500 grams is 1500 grams. The fraction, therefore, is 1500 / 2000. Now you only need to simplify it.
500 grams is equivalent to half of a kilogram. Therefore, the fraction of 1 kilogram that 500 grams represents is 1/2.
0.1 kg 1 kg = 1000 grams 1 gram = .001 kg
1000 grams = 1 kilogram so 500 g = 500/1000 = 0.5 kg. Simple!
1/1000
"Kilo" means 1000, so 2 kg is 2000 grams, 1 kg + 500 grams is 1500 grams. The fraction, therefore, is 1500 / 2000. Now you only need to simplify it.
what fraction of 1 kg is 500 g
1 kg = 1000 grams 500 grams = 0.5 kg
500 grams is equivalent to half of a kilogram. Therefore, the fraction of 1 kilogram that 500 grams represents is 1/2.
0.1 kg 1 kg = 1000 grams 1 gram = .001 kg
= 1 kg 1 kg = 1000 grams 1 gram = 0.001 kg
1000 grams = 1 kilogram so 500 g = 500/1000 = 0.5 kg. Simple!
1 kg is 1000 grams. 0.5 kg is 500 grams
1 kg = 1000 grams 1/2 kg = 500 grams 700 grams is heavier
1000 grams 1 kilogram so 500 g = 500/1000 kg = 0.5 kg. Simple!
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1/1000