Converting Kilometers to Meters

The method to convert kilometers to meters is demonstrated in this worked example problem.

Problem:

Express 42.88 kilometers in meters.

Solution:

1 kilometer = 1000 meters

Set up the conversion so the desired unit will be cancelled out. In this case, we want meters to be the remaining unit.

distance in m = (distance in km) x (1000 m/1 km)
distance in m = (42.88 km) x (1000 m/1 km)
distance in m = 4288 m

Solution:

42.88 kilometers is 4288 meters