Text: (mg) milligram 1 one thousandths from a  gram (0.001 g) There are exactly 1000 mg (milligrams) in the unit of measure gram. There are 1 million milligrams in one kilogram. A measure of weight. A milligram is approximately 450,000-times smaller than a pound and 28,000-times smaller than an ounce. Use the symbol mg LARGER MEASUREMENT FROM A milligram 1 gram (1 g) Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So there are exactly 1000 mg (milligrams) in the unit of measure gram and 1 gram is simply written 1 g LARGER MEASUREMENT FROM A gram 1 kilogram (1 kg) Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times. So, 1 000 g (grams) is the mass of 1 kg (kilogram). Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram" NOT "kill-AH-gram". LARGER MEASUREMENT FROM A kilogram 1000 kilograms (1 ton) There are exactly 1000 kg (kilograms) in 1 t (ton, also spelled tonne)

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