Unit Converter
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 8 kilometers into miles we have to multiply 8 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
8 km → L(mi)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in miles:
L(mi) = 8 km × 0.62137119223733 mi
L(mi) = 4.9709695378987 mi
The final result is:
8 km → 4.9709695378987 mi
We conclude that 8 kilometers is equivalent to 4.9709695378987 miles:
8 kilometers = 4.9709695378987 miles
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile is equal to 0.201168 × 8 kilometers.
Another way is saying that 8 kilometers is equal to 1 ÷ 0.201168 miles.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight kilometers is approximately four point nine seven one miles:
8 km ≅ 4.971 mi
An alternative is also that one mile is approximately zero point two zero one times eight 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
kilometers (km) | miles (mi) |
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9 kilometers | 5.592 miles |
10 kilometers | 6.214 miles |
11 kilometers | 6.835 miles |
12 kilometers | 7.456 miles |
13 kilometers | 8.078 miles |
14 kilometers | 8.699 miles |
15 kilometers | 9.321 miles |
16 kilometers | 9.942 miles |
17 kilometers | 10.563 miles |
18 kilometers | 11.185 miles |