Question

goran is on the swim team. each week he swims a total of 1,500,000 meters. how many kilometers does he swim each week? be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the conversion factor

We know that \(1\) kilometer (\(km\)) is equal to \(1000\) meters (\(m\)), so the conversion factor is \(1\ km = 1000\ m\), which means to convert meters to kilometers, we divide by \(1000\) (or multiply by \(\frac{1}{1000}\)).

Step2: Perform the conversion

Given that Geran swims \(1500000\) meters. To convert this to kilometers, we divide the number of meters by \(1000\):
\(1500000\div1000 = 1500\)

Answer:

\(1500\) kilometers