Question

The distance between new york city, new york and los angeles, california is approximately 4485 kilometers. what is the distance between these two major cities in miles? use the conversion equivalency of 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers and round to the nearest mile. a. 7217 miles b. 7216 miles c. 2787 miles d. 2788 miles

Answer 1

The distance between new york city, new york and los angeles, California in miles is: c. 2787 miles

To solve this problem we have to do the conversion of units with the given information.

Information about the problem:

• d(between new york and los angeles)  = 4485 kilometers
• 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
• d (between new york and los angeles)  in miles=?

By converting the distance units from kilometers to miles we have:

d(between new york and los angeles) = 4485 kilometers * 1 mile/1.609 kilometers

d(between new york and los angeles) = 2787.4 miles

Rounding to the nearest mile we get:

d(between new york and los angeles) = 2787 miles

What is unit conversion?

It is the transformation of a value expressed in one unit of measurement into an equivalent value expressed in another unit of measurement of the same nature.

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