Equal, is equal to, equals, are equal to
Which is correct?
Given 240 kph (240 kilometres per hour) = 149 mph (149 miles per hour)
How does one say this?
-240 kph equal 149 mph.
-240 kph equals 149 mph.
-240 kph is equal to 149 mph.
-240 kph are equal to 149 mph.
Is 240 kph singular or plural (kilometre or kilometres)?
Or 240 kph is a separate kind of thing?
grammatical-number verb-agreement
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
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asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
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Which is correct?
Given 240 kph (240 kilometres per hour) = 149 mph (149 miles per hour)
How does one say this?
-240 kph equal 149 mph.
-240 kph equals 149 mph.
-240 kph is equal to 149 mph.
-240 kph are equal to 149 mph.
Is 240 kph singular or plural (kilometre or kilometres)?
Or 240 kph is a separate kind of thing?
grammatical-number verb-agreement
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
10.2k22146
asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
NeilNeil
63114
2
kilometers per houris plural, of coursemiles per houris also plural.
– Elliott Frisch
Feb 14 '14 at 20:58
1
Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but not necessarily be mathematically correct.
– anongoodnurse
Feb 14 '14 at 21:09
add a comment |
Which is correct?
Given 240 kph (240 kilometres per hour) = 149 mph (149 miles per hour)
How does one say this?
-240 kph equal 149 mph.
-240 kph equals 149 mph.
-240 kph is equal to 149 mph.
-240 kph are equal to 149 mph.
Is 240 kph singular or plural (kilometre or kilometres)?
Or 240 kph is a separate kind of thing?
grammatical-number verb-agreement
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
10.2k22146
asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
NeilNeil
63114
Which is correct?
Given 240 kph (240 kilometres per hour) = 149 mph (149 miles per hour)
How does one say this?
-240 kph equal 149 mph.
-240 kph equals 149 mph.
-240 kph is equal to 149 mph.
-240 kph are equal to 149 mph.
Is 240 kph singular or plural (kilometre or kilometres)?
Or 240 kph is a separate kind of thing?
grammatical-number verb-agreement
grammatical-number verb-agreement
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
10.2k22146
asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
NeilNeil
63114
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
10.2k22146
asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
NeilNeil
63114
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
10.2k22146
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
10.2k22146
edited Nov 25 '16 at 1:58
Phil Sweet
10.2k22146
10.2k22146
asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
NeilNeil
63114
asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
NeilNeil
63114
asked Feb 14 '14 at 20:57
NeilNeil
63114
63114
2
kilometers per houris plural, of coursemiles per houris also plural.
– Elliott Frisch
Feb 14 '14 at 20:58
1
Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but not necessarily be mathematically correct.
– anongoodnurse
Feb 14 '14 at 21:09
add a comment |
2
kilometers per houris plural, of coursemiles per houris also plural.
– Elliott Frisch
Feb 14 '14 at 20:58
1
Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but not necessarily be mathematically correct.
– anongoodnurse
Feb 14 '14 at 21:09
2
2
kilometers per hour is plural, of course miles per hour is also plural.– Elliott Frisch
Feb 14 '14 at 20:58
kilometers per hour is plural, of course miles per hour is also plural.– Elliott Frisch
Feb 14 '14 at 20:58
1
1
Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but not necessarily be mathematically correct.
– anongoodnurse
Feb 14 '14 at 21:09
Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but not necessarily be mathematically correct.
– anongoodnurse
Feb 14 '14 at 21:09
add a comment |
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Correct ones are:
240kph equals 149mph;
240kph is equal to 149mph;
In 240kph, kilometres is plural.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
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"240 kph" is singular; the third person singular of the verb is "equals", and the third person plural would be "equal"
– DJClayworth
Nov 24 '16 at 16:34
@PhilSweet Who says?
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:17
@DJClayworth Nothing in my answer is at variance with what you have said. Written as kph, it is clearly singular. Indeed even the term kilometres per hour is singular. Nonetheless kilometres in this formulation is written in the plural.
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:20
add a comment |
Even though the unit is "kilometers per hour," it's not really a "discrete" entity. You can't separate kilometers per hour from one another, and thus the unit acts as a "corporate" noun, where all the component "parts" belong to a larger unified whole. I would therefore opt for the singular:
240 kilometers per hour is equal to (or equals) 149 miles per hour.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
3
You may also see is equvalent to to emphasize that it's a unit conversion rather than an equation.
– Bradd Szonye
Feb 14 '14 at 21:52
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Correct ones are:
240kph equals 149mph;
240kph is equal to 149mph;
In 240kph, kilometres is plural.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
51.5k27112243
"240 kph" is singular; the third person singular of the verb is "equals", and the third person plural would be "equal"
– DJClayworth
Nov 24 '16 at 16:34
@PhilSweet Who says?
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:17
@DJClayworth Nothing in my answer is at variance with what you have said. Written as kph, it is clearly singular. Indeed even the term kilometres per hour is singular. Nonetheless kilometres in this formulation is written in the plural.
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:20
add a comment |
Correct ones are:
240kph equals 149mph;
240kph is equal to 149mph;
In 240kph, kilometres is plural.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
51.5k27112243
"240 kph" is singular; the third person singular of the verb is "equals", and the third person plural would be "equal"
– DJClayworth
Nov 24 '16 at 16:34
@PhilSweet Who says?
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:17
@DJClayworth Nothing in my answer is at variance with what you have said. Written as kph, it is clearly singular. Indeed even the term kilometres per hour is singular. Nonetheless kilometres in this formulation is written in the plural.
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:20
add a comment |
Correct ones are:
240kph equals 149mph;
240kph is equal to 149mph;
In 240kph, kilometres is plural.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
51.5k27112243
Correct ones are:
240kph equals 149mph;
240kph is equal to 149mph;
In 240kph, kilometres is plural.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
51.5k27112243
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
51.5k27112243
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
51.5k27112243
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
WS2WS2
51.5k27112243
51.5k27112243
"240 kph" is singular; the third person singular of the verb is "equals", and the third person plural would be "equal"
– DJClayworth
Nov 24 '16 at 16:34
@PhilSweet Who says?
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:17
@DJClayworth Nothing in my answer is at variance with what you have said. Written as kph, it is clearly singular. Indeed even the term kilometres per hour is singular. Nonetheless kilometres in this formulation is written in the plural.
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:20
add a comment |
"240 kph" is singular; the third person singular of the verb is "equals", and the third person plural would be "equal"
– DJClayworth
Nov 24 '16 at 16:34
@PhilSweet Who says?
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:17
@DJClayworth Nothing in my answer is at variance with what you have said. Written as kph, it is clearly singular. Indeed even the term kilometres per hour is singular. Nonetheless kilometres in this formulation is written in the plural.
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:20
"240 kph" is singular; the third person singular of the verb is "equals", and the third person plural would be "equal"
– DJClayworth
Nov 24 '16 at 16:34
"240 kph" is singular; the third person singular of the verb is "equals", and the third person plural would be "equal"
– DJClayworth
Nov 24 '16 at 16:34
@PhilSweet Who says?
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:17
@PhilSweet Who says?
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:17
@DJClayworth Nothing in my answer is at variance with what you have said. Written as kph, it is clearly singular. Indeed even the term kilometres per hour is singular. Nonetheless kilometres in this formulation is written in the plural.
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:20
@DJClayworth Nothing in my answer is at variance with what you have said. Written as kph, it is clearly singular. Indeed even the term kilometres per hour is singular. Nonetheless kilometres in this formulation is written in the plural.
– WS2
Nov 24 '16 at 18:20
add a comment |
Even though the unit is "kilometers per hour," it's not really a "discrete" entity. You can't separate kilometers per hour from one another, and thus the unit acts as a "corporate" noun, where all the component "parts" belong to a larger unified whole. I would therefore opt for the singular:
240 kilometers per hour is equal to (or equals) 149 miles per hour.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
3
You may also see is equvalent to to emphasize that it's a unit conversion rather than an equation.
– Bradd Szonye
Feb 14 '14 at 21:52
add a comment |
Even though the unit is "kilometers per hour," it's not really a "discrete" entity. You can't separate kilometers per hour from one another, and thus the unit acts as a "corporate" noun, where all the component "parts" belong to a larger unified whole. I would therefore opt for the singular:
240 kilometers per hour is equal to (or equals) 149 miles per hour.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
3
You may also see is equvalent to to emphasize that it's a unit conversion rather than an equation.
– Bradd Szonye
Feb 14 '14 at 21:52
add a comment |
Even though the unit is "kilometers per hour," it's not really a "discrete" entity. You can't separate kilometers per hour from one another, and thus the unit acts as a "corporate" noun, where all the component "parts" belong to a larger unified whole. I would therefore opt for the singular:
240 kilometers per hour is equal to (or equals) 149 miles per hour.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
Even though the unit is "kilometers per hour," it's not really a "discrete" entity. You can't separate kilometers per hour from one another, and thus the unit acts as a "corporate" noun, where all the component "parts" belong to a larger unified whole. I would therefore opt for the singular:
240 kilometers per hour is equal to (or equals) 149 miles per hour.
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
answered Feb 14 '14 at 21:03
aeismailaeismail
1,0601613
1,0601613
3
You may also see is equvalent to to emphasize that it's a unit conversion rather than an equation.
– Bradd Szonye
Feb 14 '14 at 21:52
add a comment |
3
You may also see is equvalent to to emphasize that it's a unit conversion rather than an equation.
– Bradd Szonye
Feb 14 '14 at 21:52
3
3
You may also see is equvalent to to emphasize that it's a unit conversion rather than an equation.
– Bradd Szonye
Feb 14 '14 at 21:52
You may also see is equvalent to to emphasize that it's a unit conversion rather than an equation.
– Bradd Szonye
Feb 14 '14 at 21:52
add a comment |
What is 3 flowers plus 2 flowers are equal to 5 flowers. Is this correct?
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What is 3 flowers plus 2 flowers are equal to 5 flowers. Is this correct?
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What is 3 flowers plus 2 flowers are equal to 5 flowers. Is this correct?
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kilometers per houris plural, of coursemiles per houris also plural.– Elliott Frisch
Feb 14 '14 at 20:58
1
Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but not necessarily be mathematically correct.
– anongoodnurse
Feb 14 '14 at 21:09