The average distance from Earth to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers. What is this distance in miles, rounded to the nearest 100 miles?

1.6 km = 1 miles.

384,400 km = x miles

Cross multiply

1.6 * x = 384,400

Divide by 1.6

1.6*x/1.6 = 384400 / 1.6

x = 240,250

Round to the nearest 100

x = 240,300 rounded to the nearest 100

Distance in miles to the nearest hundred miles = 238900 miles

Explanation:

The average distance of the earth to the moon is 384, 400 km. To get the distance in miles we need to convert kilometer to miles.

1 km = 0.621371 miles

1 km = 0.621371 miles

384, 400 km = ?

cross multiply to get the miles value of 384,400 km

Distance in miles = 384,400 * 0.621371

Distance in miles = 238855.0124 miles

The nearest hundred miles is gotten when you locate the hundred value. The value start from the second 8 value upward. The closest hundred mile of 855 is 900 since 855 is more closer to 900 than 800.

Rounding to the nearest hundred miles = 238900 miles