Question

It has been proposed that North America is moving west at about 2 cm per year. How many kilometers would it move in 5,000 years? (Note: 2 cm is a measurement so your final answer should have significant figure rules applied.) km

Answer 1

0.1 kilometer

Step-by-step explanation:

First, multiply 5,000 by two to get your cm after 5,000 years which is 10,000 cm and then divide by 100,000 to convert to kilometers which is 0.1.