Question

what is the distance between two towns is 120 km. There are approximately 8 km in 5 miles which measurement is closest to the number of miles between these two towns

Answer 1

75 miles.

Explanation:

The distance between two towns = 120 kilometers

We have to convert 120 kilometers into miles.

It is given there are approximately 8 kilometers = 5 miles

Therefore, 1 kilometers =
`(5)/(8)` = 0.625 miles

Hence 120 kilometers = 120 × 0.625

= 74.4 miles ≈ 75 miles

The distance between these two towns is 75 miles.

Answer 2

75 miles.

Explanation:

We have been given that the distance between two towns is 120 km.

We are also told that there are approximately 8 km in 5 miles. Let us find number of miles per km by dividing 5 by 8.

`\text{Number of miles in 1 km}=\frac{5\text{ miles}}{\text{8 Km}}`

`\text{Number of miles in 1 km}=0.625\frac{\text{ miles}}{\text{ Km}}`

Therefore, there are 0.625 miles in 1 km.

To convert our given distance into miles we will multiply our given distance by number of miles in 1 km.

`\text{Number of miles in 120 km}=120\text{ km}* \frac{0.625\text{ miles}}{\text{ km}}`

`\text{Number of miles in 120 km}=120* 0.625\text{ miles}`

`\text{Number of miles in 120 km}=75\text{ miles}`

Therefore, the distance between two towns is 75 miles.