Question 38695
I think it is easiest to convert directly from km to miles.  If you use the conversion of 1 km. = 0.62 miles, then 4690 km will be 4690 times what 1 km is.  In other words, just multiply 4690 times 0.62, which gives you approximately 2908 miles.


See also my website for an entire page on metric system.  The link is 
http://www2.scc-fl.edu/rrapalje/Tech-Prep-Math/Metric%20System.htm.  
If this does not show up as a link, then click on my user name "rapaljer" anywhere in algebra.com, then look for Geometric Topics, then Metric System.  


R^2 at SCC