Question

Jeannie discovered that the ratio of kilometers to miles is 1 to 0.6. When her family was driving in Canada, she saw a sign that said it was 80 kilometers to Moncton. How many miles do they have to drive to get to Moncton?

40 miles
48 miles
64 miles
75 miles

Answer 1

Simply multiply 80 by .6

80 x .6 = 48 miles

Answer 2

Miles do they have to drive to get to Moncton is:

48 miles

Explanation:

the ratio of kilometers to miles is 1 to 0.6

i.e. 1 Kilometers=0.6 miles

80 kilometers=0.6×80 miles

=48 miles

Hence, miles they have to drive to get to Moncton is:

48 miles