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Metres to Kilometres Conversion

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Metres to Kilometres Conversion

Remember: 1 kilometre (km) = 1,000 metres (m). To change metres to kilometres, divide by 1,000. To change kilometres to metres, multiply by 1,000. Write units in your answers.

Understand the Units

1.Complete the conversions: 1,000 m = km; 4 km = m; 3,000 m = km; 6,000 m = km.
2.Use the number line to decide which distance is longer: 900 m or 1 km?
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  • 900 m
  • 1 km
  • They are the same length
3.Choose the longer distance: 2.4 km or 2,200 m.
  • 2.4 km
  • 2,200 m
  • They are equal

Convert Between Metres and Kilometres

4.Convert 5,000 m into kilometres.
5.Convert 7,300 m into kilometres.
6.Convert 2,650 m into kilometres.
7.Convert 6,900 m into kilometres.
8.Convert 4 km into metres.
9.Convert 1.6 km into metres.
10.Convert 3.8 km into metres.
11.Convert 5,250 m into kilometres.
12.Match each distance in metres to its equivalent in kilometres.
  • 1,500 m
  • 6,200 m
  • 3,400 m
  • 8,050 m
  • 1.5 km
  • 6.2 km
  • 3.4 km
  • 8.05 km

Use Your Conversions

13.Aisha jogs 2,750 m. How far is that in kilometres?
14.A walking route is 3.6 km long. How many metres long is the route?
15.A café is 1,450 m from the station. Write this distance in kilometres.
16.A running track is 400 m around. How many full laps must Evie run to cover at least 2 km? Show how you worked it out.
17.Kwame walks 1.3 km to the park, then 850 m from the park to the shop. What is the total distance in metres?
18.Explain how to convert 4,600 m into kilometres. Include why your calculation works.

3 printable pages

  • Metres to Kilometres Conversion, page 1 of 3: Understand the Units, Convert Between Metres and Kilometres

    Page 1

  • Metres to Kilometres Conversion, page 2 of 3: Use Your Conversions

    Page 2

  • Metres to Kilometres Conversion, page 3 of 3: 14. A walking route is 3.6 km long. How many metres long is the route?

    Page 3

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