The nurse is converting grams to milligrams. How would the nurse move the decimal point?
A) 2 places to the right
B) 2 places to the left
C) 3 places to the right
D) 3 places to the left
C
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To convert from large to small, the nurse would move the decimal point to the right. In this case 1 g = 1,000 mg; therefore, the decimal point would move three places to the right.
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