Question

zack runs in 500 meter race in each of his last three track meets. how many kilometers in all did the run in those three meets?

Answer 1

Answer: 1.5 kilometers.

Explanation:

You need to make the conversion from 500 meters to kilometers.

It is important to remember that:

`1\ kilometer=1,000\ meters`

Then, 500 m to km is:

`(500\ m)((1\ km)/(1,000\ m))=0.5\ km`

Now you know that he ran 0.5 kilometers in each of his last three track meets.

To calculate the total amount of kilometers ran in those three meets, you need to multiply 0.5 kilometers by 3. Then:

`Total=(0.5\ km)(3)\\Total=1.5\ km`