Consider the coordinate plane:
1. The origin is the point where Sharon and Jacob started - (0,0).
2. North - positive y-direction, south - negetive y-direction.
3. East - positive x-direction, west - negative x-direction.
Then,
- if Jacob walked 3 m north and then 4 m west, the point where he is now has coordinates (-4,3);
- if Sharon walked 5 m south and 12 m east, the point where she is now has coordinates (12,-5).
The distance between two points with coordinates
and
can be calculated using formula

Therefore, the distance between Jacob and Sharon is

Answer:
One inch represented 3 feet in the first scale, but now 1 inch now represents 4 feet in the second scale.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
180
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
One - third = 1/3
then:
one third of a number = a*1/3 = a/3
Then the equation that represents this sentence is:
2 + a/3 = 8
process:
a/3 = 8 - 2
a/3 = 6
a = 6*3
a = 18
Check:
2 + 18/3 = 8
2 + 6 = 8