When multiplying conversion factors, make sure the only remaining units are the desired units.
0.245km/s
Practice makes perfect
In this exercise, we need to change meters per second into kilometers per second. Let's use a table to show the conversion factors we will use.
Starting Unit
Converted Unit
1000 meters
1 kilometer
To perform this conversion, we will multiply the given value by this conversion factors. Remember, we need to arrange these ratios such that every unit we do not want gets canceled out and only the units that we want will remain.
