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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 8.5 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 8.5 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

8.5 mi → L(km)

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

L(km) = 8.5 mi × 1.609344 km

L(km) = 13.679424 km

The final result is:

8.5 mi → 13.679424 km

We conclude that 8.5 miles is equivalent to 13.679424 kilometers:

8.5 miles = 13.679424 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.073102493204392 × 8.5 miles.

Another way is saying that 8.5 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.073102493204392 kilometers.

Approximate result

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

8.5 mi ≅ 13.679 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero seven three times eight 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

miles (mi) kilometers (km)
9.5 miles 15.289 kilometers
10.5 miles 16.898 kilometers
11.5 miles 18.507 kilometers
12.5 miles 20.117 kilometers
13.5 miles 21.726 kilometers
14.5 miles 23.335 kilometers
15.5 miles 24.945 kilometers
16.5 miles 26.554 kilometers
17.5 miles 28.164 kilometers
18.5 miles 29.773 kilometers