The Rio Grande is the river between Texas and Mexico, but not everyone realizes that it begins in Colorado and flows through New Mexico. The river's total length is 3033000 m. How many kilometers is this?

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Everly Taylor · Accepted Answer

This is why derikpittsburgh divide the numbers the way he did.

Kilometre means 1000 metres, as kilo means 1000. So by using ratio we start with #("Kilometres")/("Metres")->1/1000# However, as we have 3033000 meters, our ratio is now: #color(brown)(("Kilometres")/("Metres")->1/1000 -=("Kilometres")/3033000)# Multiply both sides by #color(blue)(303300)# and we have #color(brown)(color(blue)(303300xx)1/1000 = ("Kilometres")/3033000color(blue)(xx3033000))# This is equivalent to: #3033000/1000=" Kilometres "xx3033000/3033000# But #3033000/3033000 = 1# #3033000/1000=" Kilometres "xx 1# #"Kilometres "= (3033cancel(000))/(cancel(1000)) " "=" "3033#

Cameron Arnold · Answer

undefined The Rio Grande's total length of 3,033,000 meters is equal to 3,033 kilometers.