We know that
• A scientist uses 10 grams every 15 minutes.
To find the kilograms used in 3 hours, first, we transform 10 grams into kilograms
[tex]\frac{10}{1000}kg=0.01\operatorname{kg}[/tex]Then, we use the following proportion
[tex]\frac{0.01\operatorname{kg}}{x}=\frac{15\min }{180\min }[/tex]Because 3 hours is equivalent to 180 minutes. Let's solve for x
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=\frac{180\cdot0.01}{15} \\ x=0.12 \end{gathered}[/tex]