What is 7.62 × 10^5 s in units of ks?
ks ... kilosecond ... 10^3 s
7.62 * 10^5 s * ( 1 kilosecond / 10^3 s) = 762 ks
im still new to this so i just want to know why its mulptipled by (1/10^3) and not multiplied by just 10^3
To convert from seconds (s) to kiloseconds (ks), you need to divide by 1,000 since there are 1,000 seconds in a kilosecond.
To convert 7.62 × 10^5 s to ks, you can write it as:
7.62 × 10^5 s ÷ 1,000
First, divide 7.62 by 1,000:
7.62 ÷ 1,000 = 0.00762
Then, divide 10^5 by 1,000:
10^5 ÷ 1,000 = 10^2 = 100
Now, multiply 0.00762 by 100:
0.00762 × 100 = 0.762
Therefore, 7.62 × 10^5 s is equal to 0.762 ks.