Miles to kms?

**junkmanjoe** · 12th January 2011, 21:49

hi all..

can any one tell me the conversion from miles to kms please..

1 mile = ? kms

is 30 mph around 50kms

JMJ

**Virago** · 12th January 2011, 21:51

http://www.metric-conversions.org/le...kilometers.htm

**onearmedbandit** · 12th January 2011, 22:01

1km = 1000m
1 mile =1609m

**superman** · 12th January 2011, 22:01

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

hi all..

can any one tell me the conversion from miles to kms please..

1 mile = ? kms

is 30 mph around 50kms

JMJ

Go to google, type in 30mph to kph and it will display the answer as the first result. You can convert anything in this manner on google. PSI to PA. Watts to jps, joules to calories, etc etc etc...

**mashman** · 12th January 2011, 22:02

5 miles is 8 kms

**junkmanjoe** · 12th January 2011, 22:04

thank ya, thank ya, very much....................

i got an american bike with a miles readout on it....

JMJ

**dino3310** · 12th January 2011, 22:08

most cell phones got converters on bro

**FJRider** · 12th January 2011, 22:10

One kilometer is 5/8 'ths of a mile ...

Therefore Km's to mile is multply by five, then divide by eight.

Miles to km's ...

multiply by eight and then divide by five.

easy ...

**p.dath** · 13th January 2011, 13:24

Google has heaps of different conversions built in. Try typing in:

2 miles to km

And you'll see how easy it is.

**p.dath** · 13th January 2011, 13:25

This is the info on the Google calculator:
http://www.google.co.nz/intl/en/help...tml#calculator

About 4 down it talks about the unit conversions.

**Hitcher** · 13th January 2011, 13:34

Gahh! The abbreviation for kilometre is km. The abbreviation for kilometres (plural) is also km.

In case nobody has noticed, this is something else that really annoys the BDOTGNZA.

Particularly the gram. The abbreviation for that is g. Not gm. And the same deal noted for plurals also applies here.

Is this stuff not taught in schools any more?

**Highlander** · 13th January 2011, 13:54

1 km = 5/8 of a mile.

Not much help if you are in the 3/4 of people who have trouble with fractions.

**yungatart** · 13th January 2011, 14:42

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Gahh! The abbreviation for kilometre is km.

In case nobody has noticed, this is something else that really annoys the BDOTGNZA.

Is this stuff not taught in schools any more?

Yes it is still taught. Trouble is, little Johnny has his IPod plugged in and is texting little Jenny on his IPhone, so doesn't learn it.