How many liters are in 2.10 kiloliter?
1 Answer
Explanation:
Before doing any calculations, make sure that you understand what you're looking for here.
The metric system uses prefixes to denote multiples or fractions of basic units.
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In order to get from a basic unit to a multiple, you multiply by powers of
In your case, the kilo- prefix is used to denote a multiple if the basic unit, which here is the liter. So, in order to go from liters to kiloliters, you must multiply by
In essence, this means that you have
#"1 kL" = 10^3"L"#
Simply put, you need
This means that you will have
#2.10 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("kL"))) * (10^3"L")/(1color(red)(cancel(color(black)("kL")))) = "2100 L"#
In order to express this number rounded to three sig figs, you need to use scientific notation. The answer will thus be
#"2.10 kL" = color(green)(2.10 * 10^3"L")#
