Question

How many meters in a mile?

Answer 1

Exactly `1609.344`

Explanation:

There are exactly:

`2.54` cm in `1` inch

`12` inches in `1` foot

`3` feet in `1` yard

`1760` yards in `1` mile

Hence there are:

`2.54 * 12 * 3 * 1760 = 160934.4` cm in `1` mile

There are exactly `100` cm in `1` meter

Therefore

`160934.4/100 = 1609.344` meters in `1` mile.