Dimension Area Length Volume. Energy Energy Fuel consumption Power Temperature. Flow rate Mass flow rate Volumetric flow rate. Magnetism Magnetic field Magnetic field strength Magnetic flux Magnetomotive force. Motion Acceleration Running Speed Wind speed. Convert Miles to Kilometers Conversion between miles and kilometers can be messy.
Ok, got one handy? Keep reading. Your Turn Try the question below yourself. Show Solution Check. Related Lessons. View All Related Lessons. Stefan Cuevas. Problem-Solving Strategy One type of problem will have a car traveling at some miles per hour over a distance of some kilometers. Let's solve this problem now. We can set up a conversion table. Kilometers vs. Miles 1. Image Source: Christine Shen. Why do we care?? Examples What is 5 miles in kilometers? These two measures are mostly used to measure geographical land areas.
To convert miles to km, the conversion factor is required. It means that 1 mile is approximately equal to 1. Let us learn about the miles to km formula with few solved examples at the end. Miles mi as a unit is used in the imperial and US customary for measuring length.
Whereas kilometer km is the unit used for measuring the length in the international system of units. One kilometer is therefore one thousand meters. This definition is subject to change, but the relationship between the meter and the kilometer will remain constant. Current use: It is currently the official unit of measurement for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world.
However, there still remain a number of countries that primarily use the mile instead of the kilometer including the United States and the United Kingdom UK.
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