Convert the distance of 5 miles, 6 yards, 9 feet to metres. What is the closest value?

To convert the distance of 5 miles, 6 yards, and 9 feet to meters, you need to apply the correct conversion factors for each unit.

First, convert miles to meters:

1 mile is approximately 1,609.34 meters. Therefore:

5 miles = 5 × 1,609.34 = 8,046.7 meters.

Next, convert yards to meters:

1 yard is approximately 0.9144 meters. So,

6 yards = 6 × 0.9144 = 5.4864 meters.

Now, convert feet to meters:

1 foot is approximately 0.3048 meters. Thus,

9 feet = 9 × 0.3048 = 2.7432 meters.

Now, add all these distances together in meters:

Total distance = 8,046.7 + 5.4864 + 2.7432 = 8,054.9296 meters.

Rounding this to a reasonable precision gives approximately 8,054.95 meters, which matches the value provided in the third option. This indicates that the calculations for each distance were accurately performed and combined, leading to the correct conversion and sum.