Question

It is 4 kilometers from Kala's house to the nearest mailbox. How far is it in meters?Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

Answer 1

It is 4000 meters from Kala's house to the nearest mailbox

Step-by-step explanation

we need to convert kilometers into meters

Step 1

remember

1 kilometer = 1000 meters

Let x represent the number of meters in 4 kilometers,so

if

`1\text{ km}\rightarrow1000\text{ mt}`

then

`4\text{ km}\rightarrow x`

as the proportion is the same(

`\begin{gathered} \frac{1\text{ km}}{1000\text{ mt}}=\frac{4\text{ km}}{x} \\ (1)/(1000)=(4)/(x) \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ 1\cdot x=4\cdot1000 \\ x=4000\text{ } \end{gathered}`

Hence

It is 4000 meters from Kala's house to the nearest mailbox

(tip: to convert from km to meters, just multiply by 1000)

so

4km=4*1000 mt=4000 mt

I hope this helps you