SPEED AND VELOCITY IN MILES AND KILOMETERS
Speed and velocity are often expressed in kilometers per hour rather than miles per hour.
There are 1.6 kilometers in a mile. So if one travels ten miles, he or she travels 16 kilometers (10
miles* 1.6 = 16 kilometers). There are 0.62 miles in a kilometer. So if one travels 10 kilometers,
he or she travels 6.2 miles (10 kilometers* 0.62 = 6.2 miles).
Fill in the blanks in the table below by figuring the miles per hour or kilometers per hour and
converting from miles to kilometers or kilometers to miles.
Miles
1. 100
2. 10
3. 1,000
4. 2,000
5.500
6.
Time
2 hrs.
1 hr.
20 hrs.
10-hrs.
2 hrs.
Speed
50 mph
40 mph
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Kilometers
160
16
3,200
8
Time
2 hrs.
1 hr.
20 hrs.
prol
2 hrs.
Speed
80 kph
64 kph
4 kph
