Answer:
1) Newbury Park → The distance is accurate.
2) Thousand Oaks → The distance is not accurate.
3) Los Angeles → The distance is not accurate.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is important to remember that:
[tex]1\ mile=1.609\ kilometers[/tex]
Knowing this, you can make the corresponding conversions:
1) Newbury Park
10 miles to kilometers:
[tex](10\ mi)(\frac{1.609\ km}{1\ mi})=16.0\ km[/tex]
The distance shown in that California highway sign is accurate.
2) Thousand Oaks
13 miles to kilometers:
[tex](13\ mi)(\frac{1.609\ km}{1\ mi})=20.9\ km[/tex]
The distance shown in that California highway sign is not accurate.
3) Los Angeles
55 miles to kilometers:
[tex](55\ mi)(\frac{1.609\ km}{1\ mi})=88.4\ km[/tex]
The distance shown in that California highway sign is not accurate.
