What is 50m as a fraction of 1km? Write the answer in the lowest terms.

asked Nov 14, 2015 105k views

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by WiRa

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There are 1,000 metres in a kilometre.

50m is 1/20 of a kilometre as 50 goes into 1,000 twenty times.

Gori answered Nov 17, 2015

by Gori

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$1km\to1,000m \\\\ p\% \ of 1,000m=50m \\\\ (p)/(100)*1,000m=50m \\\\ p*10m=50m \\\\ \boxed{p=(50m)/(10m)=5}$

Jarym answered Nov 18, 2015