giga- and micro- are 10^9 and 10^-6. How many micrograms would there be in one gigagram?
how is this the answer 1,000,000,000,000,000
Yes, or 10^15
To find out how many micrograms there are in one gigagram, we need to convert both units to a common measurement.
We know that "giga-" represents 10^9 (billion) and "mega-" represents 10^-6 (million).
Starting with "giga-", we can convert gigagrams to grams and then to micrograms.
1 gigagram = 1,000,000,000 grams, since there are 1 billion grams in one gigagram.
Now, to convert grams to micrograms, we multiply by 1,000,000, which is the conversion factor from grams to micrograms.
1,000,000,000 grams * 1,000,000 micrograms/gram = 1,000,000,000,000,000 micrograms
Therefore, there are 1,000,000,000,000,000 micrograms in one gigagram.