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How many miles equals to 1 km?

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6y ago

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1.6 km

The algebraic formula to convert miles to km is:

1 mi*

63360 in

1 mi

*

2.54 cm

1 in

*

1 km

100000 cm

=

1.609344 km

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11y ago
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13y ago

An easy way to remember the ratio between Kilometers and Miles is the distance of a common footrace, the "Ten K".

A ten kilometer footrace is equal to 6.2 miles (actually, 6.213712 miles, but who's that picky?)

So if you shift the decimal place one digit to the left, you get 1km ~= .62 miles

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15y ago

1 mile = 1,760 yards = 1,760 * 3 = 5,280 feet = 63,360 inches 2.54 cm in an inch so 63360*2.54 = 160,934.4cm = 1.609344 KM

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0.621371

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