How do you convert 860 milligrams to grams?

Answer 1

860 milligrams is .860 grams. Since a pound (of anything) is about 2.2 Kilograms (of anything), this means that 1 pound = 2200 grams. So far, so good, right? So, IF we have .860 grams, we have .860/2200 pounds (of something!) ... which, of course, equates to approx. .000331 pounds. And .000331 pounds x 16 ounces/pound = .0063 ounces! Not very much, right? Well, er, actually it IS! ...

... Consider that, of the total weight of roughly 9700 lbs (4400 Kg) of "Little Boy" (the bomb dropped on Hiroshima), the U-235 'warhead' itself weighed (only) 60Kg (about 132 lbs.) And, of this 60000 grams, less than one (ONE!) gram of it was actually converted to the energy (heat, radiation, etc.) that destroyed the entire city - the figure often quoted is, er, ... 860 milligrams - which. curiously, is the exact amount listed at the beginning of this exercise!

Answer 2

1000 mg = 1 gram

Divide mg by 1000 = grams

Answer 3

Move the decimal point (after 2) 3 spots to the left.

remember, since you are converting from smaller to larger, the decimal point moves to the left.

Answer 4

To convert milligrams to grams, divide the number of milligrams by 1000. So, 860 milligrams is equal to 0.86 grams.

Answer 5

1200 milligrams is 12 grams

Answer 6

Divide mg by 1000 to get grams.