If you are transferring a measurement from kilometres to metres then you times it by 1000 (or just moves the decimal point 3 places to the right).
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1.93 kilometers = 1,930 meters
1 megameter = 1000000 meters The decimal point appears to move six places.
To convert kilometers to meters, you move the decimal point three places to the right. This is because one kilometer is equal to 1,000 meters. For example, if you have 2.5 kilometers, moving the decimal three places to the right gives you 2,500 meters.
The decimal point moves to the right.
It moves 6 places to the right.
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1.93 kilometers = 1,930 meters
to move meters to centimeters you have to move the decimal to the right 2 times
Left
move the decimal to the left
1 megameter = 1000000 meters The decimal point appears to move six places.
You move it to the right.
To convert kilometers to meters, you move the decimal point three places to the right. This is because one kilometer is equal to 1,000 meters. For example, if you have 2.5 kilometers, moving the decimal three places to the right gives you 2,500 meters.
18.65 meters = 1865cm U move the answer over from the decimal
move to the left
It move 12 places to the left.
It move 12 places to the left.
The decimal point moves to the right.