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 can set up a proportion based on the ratio of kilometers to miles.

The ratio states that: \[ \text{kilometers} : \text{miles} = 1 : 0.6 \]

This means that for every 1 kilometer, there are 0.6 miles. To find how many miles correspond to 80 kilometers, we set up the equation: \[ \text{miles} = \text{kilometers} \times 0.6 \] Substituting 80 kilometers into the equation: \[ \text{miles} = 80 \times 0.6 = 48 \text{ miles} \]

Thus, Jeannie and her family need to drive 48 miles to get to Moncton.