Question

A map of a town has no scale. You know that the distance between the bus stop and the park is 6 miles. On the map it is 3 inches. Also, on the map you know the distance from the park to the house is 8 inches. What is the actual distance in miles between the park and the house?

Answer 1

As was the case in your previous question, this problem involves setting two ratios equal to each other. We call such an equation a proportion.

 

16 miles   =   x miles

(1/2) inch      2 3/4 inches

 

x = (11/4) * 16 = (11/4) * 2 * 16 = 88 miles

      (1/2)

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is 16