Question

While on vacation in Mexico Jeremiah reads a distance marker that indicates he is 89 kilometers from Juarez. If 1 mile is approximately 1.61 kilometers,how far is Jeremiah from Juarez to the newest tenth of a lie

Answer 1

Distance between Jeremiah and Juarez is 55.3 miles

Explanation:

We are given

1 mile is approximately 1.61 kilometers

so,

1.61 km =1 mile

we can divide both sides by 1.61

`1km=(1)/(1.61)mile`

now, to find for 89 km

we can multiply both sides by 89

`89* 1km=89*(1)/(1.61)mile`

now, we can simplify it

and we get

89 km =55.2795 mile

so, nearest tenth is

89 km =55.3 mile

So,

Distance between Jeremiah and Juarez is 55.3 miles