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Algebra Level 2

Convert 29 miles into kilometers and round to the nearest whole kilometer.


The answer is 47.

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2 solutions

Blan Morrison
Nov 14, 2018

Relevant wiki: Lucas Numbers

This problem is very similar to the first problem in the set, but 29 isn't a Fibonacci number. Instead, it is a Lucas number; the ratio between consecutive Lucas numbers also tends to ϕ \phi , so the answer is the next Lucas number, which is 47. β \beta_{\lceil \mid \rceil}

1 mile = 1.609 km

29 29 miles = ( 30 1 ) × ( 1.609 ) = (30 -1 )\times (1.609) nearly equals. = ( 30 1 ) × ( 1.61 ) = 48.3 1.61 = 46.69 =(30 - 1) \times (1.61) = 48.3 - 1.61 = 46.69

A N S W E R : [ 46.69 ] = 47 ANSWER: [46.69] = \boxed{47}

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