Application 1.2 Miles to Kilometers Calculator

Objective

Create a console application that converts a distance from miles to kilometers based on user input.

Skills to Practice

• Prompting a user for input
• Saving user input to variables
• Converting input to the correct data type (if necessary)
• Performing arithmetic calculations
• Formatting custom output using variables

Tasks

• Create a new project named mitokm-lastname.
• Complete the following tasks:
  • Prompt the user to enter a distance in miles.
  • Convert the miles value from the user to the equivalent value in Kilometers.
  • Formula: Km = Mi × 1.609
  • Optionally, round the answer to two decimal places.
  • Display the calculated Kilometers value to the user in a clear and formatted manner.

Sample Output

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--- Miles to Kilometers Calculator ---
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Enter the distance in miles: 12.5 [Enter]
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12.5 miles is equal to 20.11 kilometers