Question

A scientist is working with 5 meters of gold wire. How long is the wire in millimeters?

Answer 1

5000 millimeters

Explanation:

There are 1000 millimeters in a meter. Therefore, there are 5000 millimeters in 5 meters.

Answer 2

5,000 millimeters

Explanation:

1 meter = 1,000 millimeters

5 meters = How many millimeters?

Cross multiplying gives;

5 ×
`(1000)/(1)` = 5,000 millimeters