The nurse weighs the newborn infant and determines the weight to be 3.2 kilograms. How many grams does the newborn infant weigh?
____ grams
Record the answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Correct Answer: 3,200
When converting from kilograms to grams, the decimal point is moved three points to the right, or 3,200 grams. When converting from a smaller measurement (milligrams) to a larger measurement (grams), the decimal point moves to the left; when converting from larger to smaller, the decimal point moves to the right.
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