Question

To practice for a competition, George swam 720 meters in the pool each day for 2 weeks. How many kilometers did George swim in those 2 weeks? 1 m = 0.001 km

Answer 1

10,080,000 (because 720×14, the total number of days he swam in two weeks, is 10,080 and then you divide it by .001, the number of kilometers in one meter, which gives you 10,080,00.)

Answer 2

10.08 kilometers

Explanation:

First we multiply meters swan each day with the number of days swam.

720 meters * 14 days = 10,080 meters

Then we convert the meters into kilometers by multiplying the meters by the conversion rate.

10,080 meters * 0.001 (conversion rate from meters to kilometers) = 10.08 km

Hence, George swam 10.08 km in those two weeks.