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Kilometres and Metres Conversion

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Kilometres and Metres Conversion

Remember: 1 km = 1,000 m. Show your working for the problems.

Convert between kilometres and metres

1.Convert 6 km into metres.

2.Convert 2.4 km into metres.

3.Convert 3,000 m into kilometres.

4.Convert 6,750 m into kilometres.

5.Convert 1,480 m into kilometres.

Compare distances

6.Which distance is longer: 2.7 km or 2,650 m?

7.Which distance is longer: 1,900 m or 2,050 m?

8.Which distance is longer: 3.6 km or 3,800 m?

Add and subtract distances

9.A walking route is 1 km, followed by another 625 m. What is the total distance in metres and in kilometres?

10.A delivery van travels 3.2 km in the morning and 1,450 m in the afternoon. How far does it travel altogether? Give your answer in metres and kilometres.

Solve distance problems

11.Harry cycles 2.5 km to a nature reserve, rides 720 m along a trail, then takes a 1.8 km route home. What is the whole journey distance in kilometres?

12.A charity walk is 4 km long. Anya has walked 2,350 m. How many more metres must he walk to finish?

13.Oscar says that two friends who live 1,750 m and 2.6 km from the library live a combined distance of 4.35 km away. Is her calculation correct? Explain by converting both distances to the same unit and adding them.