How many centimeters are there in #1.23 * 10^-6# kilometers?

1 Answer
Apr 25, 2016

#0.123# centimeters

Explanation:

Each kilometer has #1000# meters and each meter has #100# centimeters.

Hence each kilometer has #1000xx100=100000=10^5# centimeters.

Therefore, #1.23xx10^(-6)# kilometer will have

#1.23xx10^(-6)xx10^5=1.23xx10^(-6+5)=1.23xx10^(-1)# or #0.123# centimeters