How many meters in a mile?

1 Answer
Mar 30, 2016

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.