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.
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.
How to Convert Miles to Centimeters
Example: How many centimeters are equivalent to 17.45 miles?
As;
1 miles = 160934.4 centimeters
17.45 miles = Y centimeters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 17.45 times 160934.4 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 17.45 * 160934.4 / 1 = 2808305.28 centimeters
Answer is: 2808305.28 centimeters are equivalent to 17.45 miles.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into cm:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 27.28 mi
( ii ) 71.29 mi
( iii ) 2.78 mi
