2007-01-26 15:54:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
do you want the answer in mi or km?
ok, I'll give it in both units
so, the difference is ...
5mi - 5km = 1.8mi = 3km
2007-01-26 15:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by oracle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
5km is 5000 meters. There are 1600 meters in a mile. 5 miles is 8000 meters. The difference between 5 miles and 5km is 3000 meters..or 2 hundred meters less than 2 miles.
2007-01-26 15:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by crazylifer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mmmm, I don't think I need to answer further. The people above were correct.
1 mile equals to 1.6 km ===> 5 miles equals to 5*1.6 kms
I just want to remind you that there is another "miles" used as length unit. That miles is NAUTICAL miles. All the people above was talking about LAND miles.
The NAUTICAL miles is used to, for example, measure the distance between two island separated by the sea. It's also used to measure a ship's speed (1 NAUTICAL miles / hour = 1 knot)
For NAUTICAL miles :
1 NAUTICAL mile equals to 1.8 km
5 NAUTICAL miles equals to 5*1.8 = 9 kms
==> the difference is 4 kms
I hope this helps.
Best regards,
-septerra-
2007-01-26 17:14:25 · answer #3 · answered by septerra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The unit. There is a difference in the measurements of miles and kilometers. 5 miles is about 8 kilometers.
5 miles / 1mile = x km / 1.6 km
5 * 1.6 km = x km
x=8
2007-01-26 16:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by nickname 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It takes only .6 miles = 1km therefore 5km = 3 miles
2007-01-27 01:04:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First, convert miles to inches (because there is a defined mapping of inches to cm ... 1 inch == 2.54 cm):
1 mile = 5280 ft
5280 ft = 63360 inches
63360 inches = 160934.4 cm
160934.4 cm = 1.609344 km
so to convert miles to km, divide by 1.609344
but in general, 8km is pretty close to 5miles, so it's a good choice to use if you're trying to do the math in your head (or you have a limited number of significant digits).
2007-01-26 16:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by jlp 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The units of measurement.
1 km = .6 mile
2007-01-26 15:58:33 · answer #7 · answered by pimpette666 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there is 1.6 km per mile. so the difference is 3 miles. 1.6 x 5 = 8. 8-5=3
2007-01-26 16:01:42 · answer #8 · answered by DAN G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 mile = .6 km
5 miles = 3 km
2007-01-26 15:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by ricobrognia 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1 mile = 1.6 kilometers
5 miles = 8 kilometers
2007-01-26 16:01:09 · answer #10 · answered by paul13051956 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋