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While in France, Judy wants to sign up for a bike tour to see the countryside. She likes a tour that is $40$ kilometers long, but she isn't sure how far that is. She decides to estimate the distance in miles. If Judy uses the fact that $1$ kilometer is about $0.6$ miles, what will her estimate be? $\newline$ ____ miles

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Q. While in France, Judy wants to sign up for a bike tour to see the countryside. She likes a tour that is

40

kilometers long, but she isn't sure how far that is. She decides to estimate the distance in miles. If Judy uses the fact that

1

kilometer is about

0.6

miles, what will her estimate be?

\newline

____ miles

Identify conversion factor and distance: Step $1$ : Identify the conversion factor and the distance Judy needs to convert. $\newline$ Judy knows $1$ kilometer equals approximately $0.6$ miles. She wants to convert $40$ kilometers to miles. $\newline$ Calculation: $40$ kilometers $\times$ $0.6$ miles/kilometer.
Perform multiplication for conversion: Step $2$ : Perform the multiplication to find the estimated distance in miles. $\newline$ Calculation: $40 \times 0.6 = 24$ miles.

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