Question

The table shows conversions of common units of length.

Unit of Length
Customary System Units
Metric System Units
1 inch
2.54 centimeters
1 foot
0.3048 meters
1 mile
1.61 kilometers

How many miles are equivalent to 800 meters? Round answer to the nearest hundredth.
0.50 miles
1.29 miles
2.62 miles
4.97 miles

Answer 1

To convert 800 meters to miles, we can use the conversion factor from meters to miles. We know that:

1 mile = 1609.34 meters.

To find how many miles are equivalent to 800 meters, we use the following calculation:

\[
\text{miles} = \frac{\text{meters}}{\text{meters per mile}} = \frac{800 \text{ meters}}{1609.34 \text{ meters/mile}}.
\]

Now performing the calculation:

\[
\text{miles} = \frac{800}{1609.34} \approx 0.4968745 \text{ miles}.
\]

Rounding this to the nearest hundredth gives us approximately:
\[
0.50 \text{ miles}.
\]

So the answer is **0.50 miles**.