Question

Elena and her mom are on a road trip outside the United States. Elena sees this road sign. Elena's mom is driving 75 miles per hour when she gets pulled over for speeding. The police officer explains that 8 kilometers is approximately 5 miles. How many kilometers are in 1 mile? How many miles are in 1 kilometer?

Answer 1

There are 24 kilometre in 1 mile

There are 0.0416 miles in 1 kilometre

Explanation:

Elena and her mom are driving 75 miles per hour

There are 5 miles approx in 8 kilometre

Therefore, in 75 miles, there are 15 equal 5 miles

Since 5 miles = 8 kilometre

15 equal 5 miles = 15 X 8 = 120 kilometre

In 1 mile, there are 120÷5 = 24 kilometre

In 1 kilometre, there are 5 ÷ 120 = 0.0416 miles