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Kilogram

Kilogram is a bigger measure of weight. It is used to weigh heavy objects like
pumpkins, bags of rice and sugar, etc.

Kilogram is written as kg in short. RICE SUGAR

1000 g = 1 kg or 1 kg = 1000 g

Weighing machines

You must have seen the metal weights and balance which the local vegetable
or fruit sellers use to weigh things. The pans balance when the weights in the

two pans are the same. When the weights in the two pans are not the same,
the heavier pan moves down and the lighter one moves up.

Some commonly
used weights

5 1 1 kgkg
5 kg kg
2
2 kg kg
50 gg
50
500
500 gg
100
250 gg 100 gg
250
The weights are equal. The weights are not equal.
We see many types of weighing machines around us. Some of them are given
below.

Weighing machine Weighing machine Digital weighing

with two pans with one pan machine

5 Write g for objects that are more than a gram and kg for objects that are

more than a kilogram.

(a) (b) RICE (c)

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