Convert 8 km to m

Then to convert 8 kilometers to meters, we have as a result:

Definition of kilometers

The kilometer is a unit used to measure lengths and that it is equivalent to a thousand meters. It is, therefore, one of the multiples of the unit known as metro. The symbol for kilometer is km, both in the singular and in the plural (1 km, 3 km, 568 km) and it is important to keep in mind that this is not an abbreviation; it does not have to be a point at the end.

Definition of meters

The metro is the unit of length in the International System, symbol m, equal to the length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during 1/299 792 458 of a second; it is the base of the decimal metric system.

Calculate how much are 8 kilometers in meters

To know how to convert 8 km to m (kilometers to meters) we have performed the following calculation:

8 x 1000 = 8000

Where: We multiply the value of 8 km by 1000 to obtain the result of 8000 m. Also remember that 1 kilometers it is equivalent to 1000 meters.