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.
How many meters are equivalent to 2 miles?
1.242 meters
3.22 meters
1,242 meters
3,220 meters
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To convert miles to meters, you can use the conversion factor that 1 mile is equal to 1,609.34 meters.
So, to find how many meters are equivalent to 2 miles:
\[ 2 \text{ miles} \times 1,609.34 \text{ meters/mile} = 3,218.68 \text{ meters} \]
When rounding this value, it is approximately 3,220 meters.
Therefore, the correct answer is 3,220 meters.
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