8 kilometers in miles

Result

The conversion result is: 8 kilometers is equivalent to 4.97096953789867 miles.^[1]

Conversion formula
How to convert 8 kilometers to miles?

We know (by definition) that: 1 km ≈ 0.62137119 mile.

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of miles.

1 km / 8 km ≈ 0.62137119 mile / x mile

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown x:

x mile ≈ (8 km / 1 km) * 0.62137119 mile → x mile ≈ 4.97096952 mile

Conclusion:

8 km ≈ 4.97096952 mile

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 mile is equal to 0.201168 times 8 kilometers.

It can also be expressed as: 8 kilometers is equal to 1 / 0.201168 miles.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: eight kilometers is about four point nine six miles, or alternatively, a mile is about zero point two zero times eight kilometers.