Question

Steve uses an app that shows him how many kilometers he has run to prepare for a marathon. The app said he ran 6.436 kilometers. He wants to post online how many miles he ran. Steve ran ___ miles. (1 mile = 1.609 kilometers)

Answer 1

6.436km x 1mile/1.609km = 4 miles

Answer 2

The number of miles Steve ran is:

4 miles.

Explanation:

Steve uses an app that shows him how many kilometers he has run to prepare for a marathon.

The app said he ran 6.436 kilometers.

Now, we will use the conversion to find the number of kilometers in miles.

The conversion is:

1 mile = 1.609 kilometers

i.e. 1 kilometers= 1/1.609 miles.

Hence,

6.436 kilometers= 6.436/1.609 miles

i.e. 6.436 kilometers= 4 miles.