Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers to miles is 0.62137119223733, which means that 1 kilometer is equal to 0.62137119223733 miles:

1 km = 0.62137119223733 mi

To convert 15.5 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 15.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from kilometers to miles. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km → 0.62137119223733 mi

15.5 km → L_(mi)

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

L_(mi) = 15.5 km × 0.62137119223733 mi

L_(mi) = 9.6312534796787 mi

The final result is:

15.5 km → 9.6312534796787 mi

We conclude that 15.5 kilometers is equivalent to 9.6312534796787 miles:

15.5 kilometers = 9.6312534796787 miles

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.10382864516129 × 15.5 kilometers.

Another way is saying that 15.5 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10382864516129 miles.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen point five kilometers is approximately nine point six three one miles:

15.5 km ≅ 9.631 mi

An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point one zero four times fifteen point five kilometers.

Conversion table

kilometers to miles chart

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