A land surveyor converts 3.75 kilometers into centimeters. What is the correct measurement?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. 375,000 cm

  1. Step 1: 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters. So 3.75 km = 3,750 meters. Step 2. 1 meter = 100 centimeters. So 3,750 m 100 = 375,000 cm. Answer: 375,000 cm, multiplying 3.75 by 1,000 meters and then by 100 centimeters. Why not the others:* 37,500 misses a factor of 10; 3,750,000 adds an extra zero.

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