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.

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance between New York City and Los Angeles is of 2,787 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the distance between New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California is approximately 4485 kilometers, and the equivalency of 1 mile is of 1.609 kilometers, we have to do the following calculation to know the distance of these cities in miles:

4,485 (the distance in kilometers) / 1.609 (the equivalency between a mile and a kilometer) = X

4,485 / 1.609 = X = 2,787.44

Rounded to the nearest mile, the distance between New York City and Los Angeles is of 2,787 miles.

Answer 2

Take 4485 and divide by 1.609. Meaning it is about 2787.4 or just 2787 miles.