There are 1000 meters in 1 kilometer so you can set up a proportion to find the number of meters. 1000m / 1km = x / 40075 km cross multiply and you get the answer of 40,075,000 meters. To change to scientific notation, move the decimal point next to the 4 (becuase 4.0075 is less than 10) and you get the answer of 4.0075 x 10^7 meters.