Question

You have to run 2.5 miles for gym class. How many metres must you run to be successful?

Answer 1

Hint: For gym class, 2.5 miles successfully one have to run from the starting point. We are asked to find the number of metres we have to run to successfully reach the gym class. So, for that we have to convert 2.5 miles into metres. We know that 1 mile is equal to 1.6093 kilometres and 1 kilometre is equal to 1000 metres so 1 mile is equal to 1609.3 metres. Now, to convert 2.5 miles into metres, we are going to multiply 2.5 by 1609.3 metres.

Complete step by step solution:
In the above question, it is given that one has to run 2.5 miles for gym class. And we are asked to convert these 2.5 miles to metres.
There is a metric conversion which states that 1 miles is equal to 1.6093 kilometres.
$1mile=1.6093km$
As the above conversion is in kilometer but we want answer in metres so we want a conversion from km to m which is given as:
$1km=1000m$
Multiplying 1.6093 km by 1000 m to convert the km into metre we get,
$1.6093\times 1000=1609.3m$
Now, converting 2.5 miles to metres by multiplying 1609.3 m we get,
$\begin{align}
  & 2.5\times 1609.3 \\
 & =4023.5m \\
\end{align}$

Hence, we have to run 4023.5 m to successfully reach the gym.

Note: From this problem, we have learnt how to convert miles into km and miles into m. Also, we have seen how to convert km into m. The mistake which could possibly happen in this problem is the calculation mistake which could be possible when we multiply the two numbers so be careful while doing the calculations.