The distance between New York city and Los Angeles is about 2541 miles
Further explanation
Some units of length and its conversion that need to be recalled are:
[tex]1 ~ foot = 30.48 ~ cm[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ inch = 2.54 ~ cm[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ foot = 12 ~ inches[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ mile = 1609.34 ~ metres[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ yard = 0,9144 ~ metres[/tex]
[tex]1 ~\mu m = 1 \times 10^{-6} ~ m[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ \text{US liquid gallon} = 3.78541 ~ litres[/tex]
Some units of time and its conversion that need to be recalled are:
[tex]1 ~ month = 30 ~ days[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ day = 24 ~ hours[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ hour = 60 ~ minutes[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ minute = 60 ~ seconds[/tex]
Let us now tackle the problem !
Given:
distance = 4090 kilometers
Unknown:
distance = ? ( in miles )
Solution:
This problem is about conversion unit of length.
[tex]1 ~ mile = 1609.34 ~ metres[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ mile = 1.60934 ~ kilometres[/tex]
[tex]1 ~ kilometre = \frac{1}{1.60934} ~ miles[/tex]
[tex]4090 ~ kilometres = \frac{1}{1.60934} \times 4090 ~ miles[/tex]
[tex]4090 ~ kilometres \approx \boxed{2541 ~ miles}[/tex]
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Answer details
Grade: High School
Subject: Mathematics
Chapter: Unit of Length
Keywords: Velocity , Driver , Car , Deceleration , Acceleration , Obstacle , Speed , Time , Rate , Length , Microscope , Gallons , Month , Liters , Hour , Time
