Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Measurement - 9.1 Measuring Length; The Metric System - Exercise Set 9.1 - Page 584: 34

Answer

$485 \text { mi}$

Work Step by Step

Convert by multiplying $\dfrac{1 \text{ mi}}{1.6 \text{ km}}$ to obtain: $\require{cancel}=776 \cancel{\text{ km}}\cdot \dfrac{1 \text{ mi}}{1.6 \cancel{\text{ km}}} \\=\dfrac{776}{1.6} \text{ mi} \\=485 \text { mi}$
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