What is 1.52 * 10^6mm converted to km?

2 Answers
Apr 11, 2016

1520000 km.

Explanation:

Start by displacing the decimal:

1.52 * 10^6

15.2 *10^5

152*10^4

Now, get four zeroes after that:

1520000 km

Apr 11, 2016

1.52*10^6 mm = color(green)(1.52 " km")

Explanation:

1000 millimeters = 1 meter
or written another way:
10^3 millimeters = 1 meter.

1000 meters = 1 kilometer
or written another way
10^3 meters = 1 kilometer.

Using the standard abbreviations:
color(white)("XXX")mm: millimeter
color(white)("XXX")m: meter
color(white)("XXX")km: kilometer
1 "km"= 10^3"m" = 10^3 xx(10^3) "mm" = 10^6 "mm"

If 10^6"mm" = 1 km"
then
1.52xx10^6"mm" = 1.52"km"