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How many miles is 72 cm?

Answer 1

Aurora Arias

It's approximately #0.00045 mi#

Let's first convert this to metres:

72 cm = 0.72 m

A metre is roughly 3.28 feet, so:

#0.72 xx 3.28 = 2.3616 ft#

There are 5280 feet in every mile, so we divide:

#2.3616/5280# is approx. #=0.00045 mi#

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Answer 2

Jeremiah Andrews

To convert centimeters to miles, you can use the following conversion factors:

1 centimeter (cm) = 0.00000621371 miles

Therefore, to convert 72 centimeters to miles:

72 cm × 0.00000621371 miles/cm = 0.000446 miles

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