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Metres to Kilometres Conversion

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Metres to Kilometres Conversion

Ruler and road sign showing metres and kilometres

📏 Part 1: Understanding the Relationship

Remember: 1 kilometre = 1000 metres

1. Fill in the missing numbers:

a) 1 km = _______ m

b) 2 km = _______ m

c) 3000 m = _______ km

d) 5000 m = _______ km

2. Which is longer? Circle your answer:

a) 800 metres or 1 kilometre

b) 2500 metres or 2 kilometres

c) 1.5 kilometres or 1200 metres

🔄 Part 2: Converting Units

3. Convert metres to kilometres (divide by 1000):

a) 4000 m = _______ km

b) 7500 m = _______ km

c) 2300 m = _______ km

d) 6800 m = _______ km

4. Convert kilometres to metres (multiply by 1000):

a) 3 km = _______ m

b) 1.4 km = _______ m

c) 2.7 km = _______ m

d) 5.2 km = _______ m

5. Word problems:

a) Sam ran 3500 metres. How many kilometres did he run? _______

b) A cycle path is 4.5 kilometres long. How many metres is this? _______

c) The school is 1200 metres from the park. How many kilometres is this? _______

🧠 Part 3: Problem Solving & Reasoning

6. Challenge problem:

A running track is 400 metres long. How many complete laps would you need to run to cover at least 2 kilometres?

7. Multi-step problem:

Emma walks 1.2 km to school and then 850 metres to the library. What is the total distance in metres?

8. Explain your method:

Explain how you would convert 4500 metres to kilometres. Why does this method work?

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