A Cyclist rides his bike at a rate of 5 mikes per hour.What Is This Rate In Kilometers Per Hour?How many Kilometers Will The Cyclist Travel in 4 Hours?In your

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Answer 1

Note: 1 m/h is equal to 1.609344 km/h.

Part 1) This is a ratio problem. 

1/1.609344 = 5/x

X = 5*1.609344 / 1 = 8.04672 km/h.

This is approx 8.0 km/h (one decimal place)

Part 2) This is a distance problem. 

Distance = speed * time

Distance = 1.609344 km/h * 4 h = 6.77376 km.

This is approx 6.8 km. (one decimal place)