Question

Convert 3 kilometres into metres

Answer 1

3000 m

Explanation:

Unit conversion :

• 1000 m = 1 km

Solving :

• Let the missing value be 'x' m
• Then, according to this ratio :
• x/3 = 1000/1
• x = 1000 * 3
• x = 3000 m

Answer 2

3000m

Explanation:

First, note that km is the same as kilometers and m is the same as meters. Thus, when you are asking to convert 3 km to m, you are asking to convert 3 kilometers to meters.

A kilometer is larger than a meter. Simply put, km is larger than m. In fact, a kilometer is "10 to the power of 3" larger than a meter.

Since a kilometer is 10^3 larger than a meter, it means that the conversion factor for km to m is 10^3. Therefore, you can multiply 3 km by 10^3 to get 3 km converted to m.

Here is the answer with the math showing you how to convert 3 km to m by multiplying 3 by the conversion factor of 10^3.

3 x 10^3

= 3000

3 km

= 3000 m