Conversion formula

The conversion factor from grams to kilograms is 0.001, which means that 1 gram is equal to 0.001 kilograms:

1 g = 0.001 kg

To convert 48.9 grams into kilograms we have to multiply 48.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the mass amount from grams to kilograms. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 g → 0.001 kg

48.9 g → M_(kg)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the mass M in kilograms:

M_(kg) = 48.9 g × 0.001 kg

M_(kg) = 0.0489 kg

The final result is:

48.9 g → 0.0489 kg

We conclude that 48.9 grams is equivalent to 0.0489 kilograms:

48.9 grams = 0.0489 kilograms

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilogram is equal to 20.449897750511 × 48.9 grams.

Another way is saying that 48.9 grams is equal to 1 ÷ 20.449897750511 kilograms.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight point nine grams is approximately zero point zero four nine kilograms:

48.9 g ≅ 0.049 kg

An alternative is also that one kilogram is approximately twenty point four five times forty-eight point nine grams.

Conversion table

grams to kilograms chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from grams to kilograms