Question

How to express 5 km 38 m in meters

Answer 1

SOME IMPORTANT CONVERSIONS

• 1 cm = 10 mm
• 1 mm = 0.1 cm
• 100 cm = 1 m
• 1 cm = 0.01 m
• 1 km = 1000 m
• 1 m = 0.001 km
• 1 L = 1000 ml
• 1 ml = 0.001 L

Given

5 Km and 38 m

5 Km = 5000 m

Adding, we get,

= 5000 + 38

= 5038 m

NOTE

• To convert, a smaller unit into a bigger unit, remember to divide.
• To convert , a bigger unit into a smaller unit, remember to multiply.

                                                                       

Answer 2

Answer: By addition method

1 km = 1000 m

5 km = 5000 m

Now,

5000 m

+ 38 m

_________

5038 m

_________

By multiplication method

1 km = 1000 km

5.038 km = 5.038 × 1000

= 5038 m

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