Convert Miles to Kilometers Show United States of America uses the customary units of measurement. Similarly, in UK the Imperial units are used. The Imperial or USA customary unit for the measurement of length / distance is mile. If you have some length figures in kilometers; and you need the same figures in the equivalent miles, you can use this converter. What is a Mile?Mile is the imperial and USA customary unit of length. In short form, mile is written as mi and one mile is equal to 1.609344 km. The British statute mile contains 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. Formula of Converting Kilometers into MilesTo convert kilometers into miles, just divide the kilogram figure by 1.609344 Now let's take and example of how to convert kilometers into miles. Let's say you have to travel 120 kilometers by road. And you want to tell your friend in the US about this journey. So, in order to give your friend a better idea of the distance involved you should convert km to mi units. You would just need to do the following calculation: 120 / 1.609344 = 74.56 mi Conversion Table: From Kilmeters to Miles
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