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 88.5 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 88.5 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

88.5 mi → L_(km)

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

L_(km) = 88.5 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 142.426944 km

The final result is:

88.5 mi → 142.426944 km

We conclude that 88.5 miles is equivalent to 142.426944 kilometers:

88.5 miles = 142.426944 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.0070211434151111 × 88.5 miles.

Another way is saying that 88.5 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0070211434151111 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-eight point five miles is approximately one hundred forty-two point four two seven kilometers:

88.5 mi ≅ 142.427 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero point zero zero seven times eighty-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