Source: Extra Practice

The distance from City X to City Y is 250 kilometers. How many meters is this distance? (Recall: 1 kilometer = 1000 meters)

Options

Option A

2500 meters

Option B

25000 meters

Option C is correct

2,50,000 meters

Option D

25,00,000 meters

Explanation

To convert kilometers to meters, we multiply the number of kilometers by 1000, since 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters. So, 250 kilometers×1000 meters/kilometer=2,50,000 meters250 \text{ kilometers} \times 1000 \text{ meters/kilometer} = 2,50,000 \text{ meters}. The correct conversion is 2,50,000 meters.