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conversion rate km to miles
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\nWhat was the length of {person['pronouns']['their']} training run in metres?
\n[[0]] metres.
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Use the approximate conversion, $1$ kilometre = $0.62$ miles, to find the length of {person['pronouns']['their']} training run in miles.
\n[[0]] miles. Round your answer to the nearest mile.
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\n[[0]] km round your answer to the nearest km
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\nTo convert $\\var{km}$ km into metres, we multiply $\\var{km}$ by $1000$.
\n\\[\\var{km}\\times1000= \\var{km*1000}\\text{ metres.}\\]
\n\nTo convert $\\var{km}$ km into miles, we multiply $\\var{km}$ by the conversion rate given: $0.62$.
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\var{km}\\times\\frac{5}{8}&= \\var{miles}\\\\
&=\\var{dpformat(miles,0)}\\text{ miles, rounded to the nearest integer.}
\\end{align}\\]
The {location} Marathon is $26$ miles long. To convert to km we multiply by the inverse of the conversion rate given in part b):
\n\\[ 26 \\times \\frac{1}{0.62} = 42\\text{ miles, rounded to the nearest integer.} \\]
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{person['name']} is training for the {location} Marathon.
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