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.
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.
How to Convert Miles to Meters
Example: How many meters are equivalent to 59.83 miles?
As;
1 miles = 1609.344 meters
59.83 miles = Y meters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 59.83 times 1609.344 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 59.83 * 1609.344 / 1 = 96287.05152 meters
Answer is: 96287.05152 meters are equivalent to 59.83 miles.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into m:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 73.21 mi
( ii ) 12.94 mi
( iii ) 17.2 mi
