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Convert Kilometres to Miles

In this worksheet, students must convert distances from kilometres to miles.

'Convert Kilometres to Miles' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 5 11+ worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Maths and Numerical Reasoning

Curriculum subtopic:   Metric & Imperial

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

Miles and kilometres are used to measure distances.

 

An old Roman mile was 1000 paces, each of 2 steps.

A kilometre is a more modern metric measurement, equivalent to 1000 metres.

 

8 kilometres = 5 miles

1 kilometre = 5 ÷ 8 = 0.625 miles

 

A kilometre is shorter than a mile.

 

To convert kilometres to miles

÷ 8 and × 5.

 

 

Example

Convert 32 kilometres to miles.

 

Answer

32 ÷ 8 = 4

4 × 5 = 20 miles

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