Amy was looking at a table of conversions from meters to kilometers. The table showed that 2 kilometers are equivalent to 2,000 meters. How can she determine how many kilometers are equivalent to 8,000 meters? Explain.

Answer 1

To determine how many kilometers are equivalent to 8,000 meters, Amy can use the conversion factor between meters and kilometers that she found in the table.

From the information she has, we know:

• 1 kilometer (km) is equivalent to 1,000 meters (m).
• Therefore, to convert meters to kilometers, she can divide the number of meters by 1,000.

Given that Amy has 8,000 meters, she can use the formula:

\[ \text{Kilometers} = \frac{\text{Meters}}{1,000} \]

Now, substituting 8,000 meters into the formula:

\[ \text{Kilometers} = \frac{8,000 \text{ m}}{1,000} = 8 \text{ km} \]

So, 8,000 meters is equivalent to 8 kilometers.

In summary, Amy can determine that 8,000 meters equals 8 kilometers by dividing the number of meters by 1,000.