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How many meters is 32 kilometers? A. 3. 2 Ă— 10-5 meters B. 3. 2 Ă— 10-4 meters C. 3. 2 Ă— 103 meters D. 3. 2 Ă— 104 meters E. 3. 2 Ă— 105 meters.

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User Emrhzc
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Answer: 32,000 meters

Explanation:

By definition, 1 km = 1,000 m.

Make this into a conversion factor: [(1,000 m)/(1 km)]

Then convert 32 km to meters by multiplying, in order to cancel the km and leave just meters:

(32 km)*(1,000 m)/(1 km) = 32,000 meters

[Note that km cancel and we are left with meters]

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