A porcupine has a mass of 27kg. A cat has a mass of 6,300 g. Which animal has the greater mass?
How many kg is the cat mass?
To determine which animal has the greater mass, we need to convert the mass of the cat from grams to kilograms because the mass of the porcupine is already given in kilograms.
To convert grams to kilograms, we divide the mass in grams by 1000, since there are 1000 grams in a kilogram.
Let's convert the mass of the cat to kilograms:
Mass of the cat = 6,300 g
Mass of the cat in kg = 6,300 g / 1000 = 6.3 kg
Now, we can compare the masses of the porcupine and the cat:
Mass of the porcupine = 27 kg
Mass of the cat = 6.3 kg
Since 27 kg is greater than 6.3 kg, the porcupine has a greater mass than the cat.