Question

How many m are there in 8.92 km?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The conversion factor for kilometers to meters is:

`1"km" = 1000"m"`

To find how many meters in 8.92 kilometers we can multiply each side of the equation by `color(red)(8.92)`

`color(red)(8.92) xx 1"km" = color(red)(8.92) xx 1000"m"`

`8.92"km" = 8920"m"`

There are 8,920 meters in 8.92 kilometers

Answer 2

`8.92 km xx1000 = 8920` metres

Explanation:

In the metric system the units are converted by using powers of `10`. This means that to convert from one unit to another is simply a case of moving the decimal point.

In `1` kilometre there are `1000` metres .

In `8.92` km there are `8.92 xx1000 = 8920` metres

Metres are smaller than kilometres, so there will more of them in a given distance.

To convert from metres to kilometres, do exactly the opposite: divide the number of metres by `1000` to convert to kilometres.
Kilometres are bigger so there will be fewer of them in a given distance.