Jeannie discovered that the ratio of kilometers to miles is 1 to 0.6. When her family was driving in Canada, she saw a sign that said it was 80 kilometers to Moncton. How many miles do they have to drive to get to Moncton?

Question

40 miles
48 miles
64 miles
75 miles

Answer 1

To convert kilometers to miles using the given ratio, we know that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.6 miles.

So, to find out how many miles are in 80 kilometers, we multiply 80 kilometers by the conversion factor (0.6 miles/kilometer):

\[ 80 , \text{km} \times 0.6 , \text{miles/km} = 48 , \text{miles} \]

Thus, they have to drive 48 miles to get to Moncton.