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 23.93 miles?
As;
1 miles = 1609.344 meters
23.93 miles = Y meters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 23.93 times 1609.344 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 23.93 * 1609.344 / 1 = 38511.60192 meters
Answer is: 38511.60192 meters are equivalent to 23.93 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 ) 33.59 mi
( ii ) 63.74 mi
( iii ) 76.55 mi