Meter (abbreviation: m): is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The metre is the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum within 1/299792458 seconds.
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 Meters to Miles
Example: How many miles are equivalent to 71.27 meters?
As;
1 meters = 0.000621 miles
71.27 meters = Y miles
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 71.27 times 0.000621 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 71.27 * 0.000621 / 1 = 0.04425867 miles
Answer is: 0.04425867 miles are equivalent to 71.27 meters.
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 ) 26.42 m
( ii ) 61.62 m
( iii ) 27.39 m
