Question

Convert 4.5 cm to 150 miles.

a) 1.5 miles
b) 15 miles
c) 150 miles
d) 1,500 miles

Answer 1

The conversion of 4.5 cm to miles results in approximately 0.000027961 miles, using the ratio of 1 mile equaling 160,934.4 centimeters. The options provided (1.5 miles, 15 miles, 150 miles, or 1,500 miles) are not applicable to the correct conversion.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question seems to be a conversion problem from centimeters to miles. However, there seems to be a misunderstanding in the question. You cannot convert a specific measure in centimeters (4.5 cm) directly to a predefined number of miles such as 150 miles. The conversion between centimeters and miles is a consistent ratio, where 1 mile is equal to 160,934.4 centimeters.

To convert centimeters to miles, you use the formula:

1. Convert centimeters to inches: There are 2.54 centimeters in an inch, so you divide the number of centimeters by 2.54.
2. Convert inches to miles: There are 63,360 inches in a mile, so you divide the number of inches by 63,360.
3. Combine the two steps into one conversion factor (160,934.4 centimeters per mile) and divide your centimeter value by this conversion factor to get the measure in miles.

When we convert 4.5 cm to miles using the steps above:

• 4.5 cm / 2.54 = 1.7717 inches
• 1.7717 inches / 63,360 = 0.000027961 miles

Therefore, 4.5 cm equals approximately 0.000027961 miles, which is not remotely close to any of the options provided (1.5 miles, 15 miles, 150 miles, or 1,500 miles)