Question

Doug says that 3000 kilometers is the same distance as 3 meters. What mistake did he make concerting 3 meters to kilometers

Answer 1

They made the mistake of dividing by 1000 instead of .001. 3000km is actually 3,000,000m. Look at the equation below for a visual explanation.

Explanation:

`(3000km)/(1) X(1m)/(.001km) = 3,000,000m\\(3000km)/(1)X(1m)/(1000km) = 3m`