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A 5k marathon is equivalent to how many miles.? (Conversion factor: 1 mile = 1.6 km)

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13 votes

Answer:

3.10686

Explanation:

Divide the kilometer by 1.609

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Answer:

3 1/8 miles

Explanation:

Using your conversion factor ...

(5 km) × (1 mi)/(1.6 km) = (5/1.6) mi = 25/8 mi = 3 1/8 mi

A 5k race is about 3 1/8 miles.

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Additional comment

That estimate that is high by 0.584%, or 29.2 meters.

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