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 screwchem344
Oct 2, 2008, 06:38 PM
Convert 4km into centimetere
 Well, consider that 1 kilometer is 100,000... Now, you do the math.  This was an easy question easily converted by Google here
 
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 KISS
Oct 2, 2008, 07:38 PM
J-9:
 
1 kilometer is 100,000 what?  Meatballs?
 
My $0.02 below
 
k=multiply by 1000
 KISS
Oct 2, 2008, 07:41 PM
OK
 
100 cm/1m
 
k = * 1000
 
1 m / 100 cm
 
4 = 4
 
Now, you can do the math.
 Oh, KISS, guess I should get some sleep prior to answering math questions... Been up over 20 hours.   I digress, you are correct.