Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 12.5 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 12.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

12.5 mi → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 12.5 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 20.1168 km

The final result is:

12.5 mi → 20.1168 km

We conclude that 12.5 miles is equivalent to 20.1168 kilometers:

12.5 miles = 20.1168 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.049709695378987 × 12.5 miles.

Another way is saying that 12.5 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.049709695378987 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point five miles is approximately twenty point one one seven kilometers:

12.5 mi ≅ 20.117 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero five times twelve point five miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles to kilometers