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Unit Conversion

Quick Table of Unit Conversion

Abbreviation	Starting Unit	Converted To
km	Killometer	Meters ( 1 Km = $10^3$ Meters)
yd	Yard	Feet ( 1 yard = 3 feet )
mi	Mile	Feet (1 Mile = 1760 feet )

Examples:

How many meters are in 3 kilometers?
1000m = 1 km
3km $\cdot \frac{1000m}{1km}=3000m$
How many miles are in 578 yards?
1 mile = 1760 yds
578 $\cdot \frac{1 mile}{1760 yds}=0.328 miles$
How many square meters are in 2 square kilometers?
1km $^2$ = 1000 $^2$ $m^2$
1km $^2$ = 1,000,000 $m^2$
2km $^2$ $\cdot \frac{1000^2 m^2}{1km^2}=2,000,000m^2$