Convert Centimeter to Mile (cm to mi)
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Centimeter (abbreviation: cm): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
Mile (abbreviation: mi): is an English unit of length of distance equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards, and standardised as exactly 1,609.344 metres by international agreement in 1959.
How to Convert Centimeters to Miles
Example: How many miles are equivalent to 79.58 centimeters?
As;
1 centimeters = 6.0E-6 miles
79.58 centimeters = Y miles
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 79.58 times 6.0E-6 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 79.58 * 6.0E-6 / 1 = 0.00047748 miles
Answer is: 0.00047748 miles are equivalent to 79.58 centimeters.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into mi:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 0.92 cm
( ii ) 87.99 cm
( iii ) 8.26 cm
