How many dg (decigrams) are in 8270kg?

Question

the answer needs to be in scientific notation.

Answer 1

A decigram is 1/10 of a gram, or 0.1000 grams or 1.000x10^-1 grams. Thus, 10 decigrams = 1.000 gram.

Using the unit-factor method, also referred to as dimensional analysis, you have the following conversions:

8270 kg x 1000. g/kg x 10.00 decigrams/g

In scientific notation, that translates to:

8.270x10⁴ kg x 1.000x10³ g/kg x 1.000x10¹ decigrams/g = 8.270x10⁸ decigrams