Question

A cyclist rides her bike at a speed of 10 miles per hour. What is this speed in kilometers per hour? How many kilometers will the cyclist travel in 3 hours? In your computations, assume that 1 mile is equal to 1.6 kilometers. Do not round your answers.

Answer 1

16 kilometers per hour

48 kilometers

Explanation:

10m/ph -> km/hr

since 1 mile is equal to 1.6 kilometers, we use this to convert.

10miles x 1.6 kilometers

10 x 1.6 = 16

so, the answer is 16 kilometers per hour

To find out how many kilometers they travel in three hours, we multiply our last answer times three.

16 x 3 = 48

48 kilometers

This is because the cyclist is traveling at 16 kilometers per hour so we multiply it by the three hours in the question.