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Kilometres and Metres Conversions

Use 1 kilometre = 1,000 metres. Show your working where asked, and include units in your answers.

Convert and compare

1.Change 6 kilometres into metres.

2.Change 3.7 kilometres into metres.

3.Change 9,300 metres into kilometres.

4.A walker travels 1 kilometre and then another 675 metres. What is the whole journey in metres?

5.Which distance is greater: 2.9 kilometres or 2,950 metres? Choose one and explain how you know.

2.9 kilometres
2,950 metres

Plan, calculate and order

6.A cycling route has three parts: 3.6 kilometres, 1,500 metres and 2.2 kilometres. First calculate the exact total in kilometres, then round that total to the nearest kilometre for your estimate.

7.A nature trail is 3.1 kilometres long. Anya has walked 2,450 metres. How many more metres does she need to walk to finish?

8.Put these distances in order from shortest to longest: 4,700 metres, 5.2 kilometres and 4.9 kilometres. Use the number line to help you compare them.

Distance in everyday journeys

9.A delivery driver travels 2.6 kilometres to the first stop, 1,850 metres to the second stop, and 3,100 metres back to the depot. What is the total distance travelled in kilometres?

10.A long-distance walk is 18 kilometres. Harry has completed 16,400 metres. Estimate how many metres are left, then calculate the exact distance remaining.