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Q: Why is a swimming mile shorter than a land mile?
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Is 0.9 mile shorter or longer than 1 mile?

Shorter


What is shorter than a mile?

A kilometer is shorter than a mile.


Which is longer a mile or kilimeter?

A mile is longer than a kilometer.


Is a 14 mile shorter than 1250 feet?

No


Is one half of a mile slightly shorter than a kilometer?

one kilometer is 0.6 miles, so half of a mile is slightly shorter than one whole kilometer


Is 1629 yards shorter than 1 mile?

Yes.


Is 2000 yards shorter or longer than a mile?

2,000 yards is longer than one mile because one mile is 1,760 yards.


How much longer are kilometers than miles?

Kilometre's are actually shorter than miles, 1 kilometre = 0.621371192 miles, 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometres.


What is longer than a meter but shorter than a mile?

A Kilometer (1.61 KM = 1mi)


Is square miles greater than square kilometers?

A kilometer is shorter than a mile. So a square mile is bigger than a square kilometer.


Is 101 meters longer than a mile?

No. One mile equals 1609,344 meters, so 101 meters is shorter.


How do you compare 5000 ft to 1 mile?

5,000 feet is 5.3% shorter/nearer/less than 1 mile.