It was found convenient to have prefixes for different powers of 10 - and especially powers of 1000. "Kilo" was chosen for 1000. It is derived from a Greek word meaning 1000.
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1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters.
There are one hundred 10g in 1kilo
1000 grams = 1kilo So 750 grams is .75kilo or 3 quarters of a kilo.
75mg = 0.075g. This is the metric system: 1000 µg = 1mg (1000 micro grams = 1 milligram) 1000 mg = 1g (1000 milligram = 1 gram) 1000 g = 1kg (1000 gram = 1kilo gram).
1000 equals 1000 because it is not in a mathematic referation