Question

One hundred nautical miles equals about 185 kilometers. To the nearest kilometer, how far in kilometers is 290 nautical miles?

Answer 1

`\bf \begin{array}{ccllll} \textit{nautical miles}&kilometers\\ \textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash&\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\\ 100&185\\ x&290 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{100}{x}=\cfrac{185}{290}\impliedby \textit{solve for`