Emma ran 3.5 kilometers, while Grace ran 380 meters. Who ran further?

1 Answer
Dec 9, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The conversion factor of kilometers to meters is:

#1" kilometer" = 1000" meters"#

To find how many kilometers in 3.5 kilometer we can multiply each side of the equation by #3.5# giving:

#3.5 xx 1" kilometer" = 3.5 xx 1000" meters"#

#3.5" kilometer" = 3500" meters"#

#3500" meters" > 380" meters"#

Therefore Emma ran quiet a bit further than Grace.