{"id":279894,"date":"2025-08-04T12:19:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=279894"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:19:34","slug":"statement-true-false-_-_-4-miles-is-approximately-0-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/04\/statement-true-false-_-_-4-miles-is-approximately-0-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement True False _ _ 4 miles is approximately 0.4\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-367.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279896\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the standard conversion between miles and kilometers, here are the correct answers for each statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 miles is approximately 0.4 kilometers:\u00a0<strong>False<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12.8 kilometers is approximately 8 miles:\u00a0<strong>True<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0.5 miles is approximately 0.8 kilometers:\u00a0<strong>True<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 kilometers is approximately 16 miles:\u00a0<strong>False<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To accurately evaluate these statements, we must first establish the correct conversion factor between miles and kilometers. The key relationship to remember is that one mile is longer than one kilometer. The most common approximation used is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1 mile \u2248 1.6 kilometers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, to convert kilometers to miles, we can use the reciprocal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1 kilometer \u2248 0.62 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using these factors, we can analyze each statement individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. 4 miles is approximately 0.4 kilometers.<\/strong><br>This statement is&nbsp;<strong>false<\/strong>. Since a mile is a larger unit of distance than a kilometer, any given number of miles must correspond to a larger number of kilometers. To convert 4 miles to kilometers, we multiply by 1.6:<br>4 miles \u00d7 1.6 km\/mile = 6.4 kilometers.<br>The value of 0.4 kilometers is significantly incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. 12.8 kilometers is approximately 8 miles.<\/strong><br>This statement is&nbsp;<strong>true<\/strong>. We can verify this by converting the 8 miles into kilometers to see if it matches 12.8.<br>8 miles \u00d7 1.6 km\/mile = 12.8 kilometers.<br>The calculation confirms that the two values are equivalent based on the standard approximation, making the statement correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. 0.5 miles is approximately 0.8 kilometers.<\/strong><br>This statement is&nbsp;<strong>true<\/strong>. This is a straightforward application of the conversion factor. If 1 mile is about 1.6 kilometers, then half a mile (0.5 miles) would be half of that amount.<br>0.5 miles \u00d7 1.6 km\/mile = 0.8 kilometers.<br>The statement is a precise calculation based on the common approximation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. 10 kilometers is approximately 16 miles.<\/strong><br>This statement is&nbsp;<strong>false<\/strong>. This is a common point of confusion where the conversion is applied in the wrong direction. While it is true that 10 miles is approximately 16 kilometers, the statement says the reverse. To find the correct value, we must convert 10 kilometers to miles by multiplying by 0.62:<br>10 kilometers \u00d7 0.62 miles\/km = 6.2 miles.<br>Therefore, 10 kilometers is approximately 6.2 miles, not 16 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/learnexams-banner4-84.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279897\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Based on the standard conversion between miles and kilometers, here are the correct answers for each statement: Explanation To accurately evaluate these statements, we must first establish the correct conversion factor between miles and kilometers. The key relationship to remember is that one mile is longer than one kilometer. 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