Delta drives at an average speed of 17 miles per hour through traffic. What is her speed in kilometers per hour if 1 kilometer is approximately equal to 0.62 miles? Round to the nearest tenth of a kilometer.(1 point)

Responses

27.4
27.4

2.7
2.7

17.6
17.6

10.5

1 answer

To convert Delta's speed from miles per hour to kilometers per hour, we can use the conversion factor that 1 kilometer is approximately equal to 0.62 miles. First, we need to determine how many kilometers are in 1 mile, which can be done by taking the reciprocal of 0.62:

\[ 1 \text{ mile} = \frac{1}{0.62} \text{ kilometers} \approx 1.613 \text{ kilometers} \]

Now, we can convert Delta's speed of 17 miles per hour to kilometers per hour:

\[ \text{Speed in km/h} = 17 \text{ miles/h} \times 1.613 \text{ km/mile} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Speed in km/h} \approx 17 \times 1.613 \approx 27.4 \text{ km/h} \]

Rounding to the nearest tenth, the speed is still 27.4 km/h.

Therefore, the answer is:

27.4