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Metres to Kilometres Conversion
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Metres to Kilometres Conversion
📏 Part 1: Understanding the Relationship
1. How many metres are in 1 kilometre?
100 metres
1000 metres
10,000 metres
100,000 metres
2. Convert these metres to kilometres:
a) 3000 m = _______ km
b) 7000 m = _______ km
c) 1500 m = _______ km
d) 4500 m = _______ km
3. Convert these kilometres to metres:
a) 2 km = _______ m
b) 5 km = _______ m
c) 3.5 km = _______ m
d) 2.8 km = _______ m
🚶 Part 2: Real-Life Problems
4. Sam ran 4000 metres in a race. How many kilometres did he run?
5. A school trip involves walking 2.5 kilometres to the museum. How many metres is this?
6. A running track is 400 metres long. How many complete laps would you need to run to cover 2 kilometres?
7. Estimate which distance is most reasonable for each journey:
Walking to the local shop:
500 metres 5 kilometres 50 kilometresDriving to the next town:
800 metres 8 kilometres 80 kilometres🧠 Part 3: Reasoning and Explanation
8. Explain how you would convert 2500 metres into kilometres. Show your working and explain why your method works.
9. Maya says "To convert 3.2 km to metres, I need to divide by 1000." Is Maya correct? Explain your answer.
10. A football pitch is 100 metres long. How many football pitches would you need to line up to make 1 kilometre? Show your working.
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