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If one paperclip has the mass of 1 gram and 1,000 paperclips have a mass of 1 kilogram, how many kilograms are 8,000 paperclips?
What is Multiply to get a total for 8,000 paperclips: 8,000 x 1 g = 8,000 g. Convert to kilograms. There are 1,000 grams in 1 kilogram. Divide by 1,000:
8,000 ÷ 1,000 = 8.
8,000 paper clips have a total mass of 8 kg.