Kilometer (abbreviation: km): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the prefix for 1000). It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world countries.
Centimeter (abbreviation: cm): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
How to Convert Kilometers to Centimeters
Example: How many centimeters are equivalent to 42.06 kilometers?
As;
1 kilometers = 100000 centimeters
42.06 kilometers = Y centimeters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 42.06 times 100000 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 42.06 * 100000 / 1 = 4206000 centimeters
Answer is: 4206000 centimeters are equivalent to 42.06 kilometers.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into cm:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 12.07 km
( ii ) 57.45 km
( iii ) 30.94 km
