When moving from larger values to smaller ones, there will be more of them. That means multiplication which makes the decimal point appear to move to the right.
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25 kilograms = 2 500 000 centigrams
There are 1000 grams in a kilogram, and 100 centigrams in a gram. So, 450 kilograms * (1000 grams / kilogram) * (100 centigrams / gram) = 45,000,000 centigrams. So, 45 million centigrams in 450 kilograms.
0.24 kilograms is greater than 2.4 centigrams. 1 kilogram = 100 000 centigrams, so 0.24 kilograms = 24 000 centigrams
2kg is 200,000 centigrams.