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Measurements Challenge #1 — Unit Conversion

Convert the
rocket’s speed.

Measurements Easy

Problem

A rocket in low orbit travels at 27,000 km/h. Convert this speed to metres per second — the SI unit every other calculation will expect.

  • Speed\( 27{,}000\ \mathrm{km/h} \)
  • Kilometre\( 1\ \mathrm{km} = 1000\ \mathrm{m} \)
  • Hour\( 1\ \mathrm{h} = 3600\ \mathrm{s} \)
  • Answer inm/s
One clean conversion factor: dividing km/h by 3.6 gives m/s.
Hint: multiply by metres per kilometre, divide by seconds per hour — or use the shortcut: km/h \( \div\ 3.6 \) = m/s.
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