If you run 3 miles, how many kilometers is that?

• A. 4.0 kilometers
• B. 5.0 kilometers
• C. 3.0 kilometers
• D. 4.83 kilometers

Answer: (D)

Converting miles to kilometers uses the fixed factor: 1 mile equals about 1.60934 kilometers. So for 3 miles, multiply 3 by 1.60934 to get 4.82802 kilometers. Rounding to two decimals gives 4.83 kilometers. That’s why 4.83 km is the correct answer. In context, 3 miles is a bit under 3 × 1.609, placing it around 4.83 km. The other numbers would correspond to different distances in miles: 4.0 km is about 2.49 miles, 5.0 km about 3.11 miles, and 3.0 km about 1.86 miles.