Question

A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Units of Length. Column 1 is labeled Customary System Units with entries 1 inch, 1 foot, 1 mile. Column 2 is labeled Metric System Units with entries 2.54 centimeters, 0.3048 meters, 1.61 kilometers.
Which conversion factor would you use to convert kilometers to miles?
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Answer 1

To convert kilometers to miles, you can use the following conversion factor based on the information provided in your table:

1 mile = 1.61 kilometers

To find the conversion factor to convert kilometers to miles, you can take the reciprocal of the provided conversion:

1 kilometer = 1 / 1.61 miles

This means the conversion factor from kilometers to miles is approximately:

1 kilometer ≈ 0.621 miles

So, when converting kilometers to miles, you would multiply the number of kilometers by approximately 0.621 to convert to miles.

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