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Converting miles to kilometres

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Question

4 burd =16 farsakh; 1 farsakh = 3 miles, four burd = 16 x 3 = 48 miles. So 1 burd = 4 Farsakh.

What is one kilometre in miles? (1 kilometre = ? Miles). What is one mile in kilometres? (1 miles = ? Kilometre).

Answer

1 km is equal to 0.621371 english miles and 1 english mile is equal to 1.609,344 km.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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