Question

The distance between two towns is 180 kilometers.

There are approximately 8
kilometers in 5 miles.
Which measurement is closest to the number of miles
between these two towns? (To get full credit show the
proportion and the one step equations)
75 mi
117 mi
113 mi
3 mi

Answer 1

First off you make the 180 km into miles. The equation for that is: 180 divided by 1.609 = 111.847. So 180 km is 111.847 miles.

Therefore the answer is 113 miles since it is the closest number to 111.847.