What is the Kinetic Energy of Bullets Fired at Different Speeds?

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Homework Statement



two 3.5g bullets are fired with speeds of 42.4 m/s and the 2nd one with 69.6 m/s

what is the kinetic energy of the first bullet?
the second one?


Homework Equations



EK=(1/2)mv^2

The Attempt at a Solution



EK=(1/2)3.6*42.4^2 = 3235.968

it is wrong.. why?
 
on Phys.org
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you have not converted the mass of the bullet from grams to kgrams

0.50 x (3.5x10^-3) x 42.4^2 = 3.14J

this is the answer i got
 

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