Question

The distance from the school to the library is 12 miles. The distance from the school to the park is 75% of this distance. What is the distance from the school to the park?
3 mi

9 mi

16 mi

24 mi

Answer 1

9 miles, you dont even need much math, just common sense. divide 12 by 4 and you get three. multiply 3 by 3 to get 9. 

Answer 2

9 miles long because 75% of 12 is 9