document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51902>Question 51902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many kilometers are in a meter? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When converting measurements it is often helpful to use a little algebra.  It is also important to memorize a couple of facts.  Most people don't know how many kilometers (km) are in a meter (m), but they do know how many meters are in a kilmeter.  There are 1000 m in 1 km.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 m *(1 km)/(1000m) 1km=1000m so (1km)/(1000m)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1 m*km)/(1000m)  The m's cancel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1km)/(1000)      divide 1/1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".001km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore there is .001km in a meter or 10^-3 km in a meter.   </SPAN>\n" );
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