Question

Honi is looking at a map with a scale of 1/4 in. = 20 miles. She measured the distance from Niceville to Live Oak as 2.5 in. She found the actual distance between Niceville and Live Oak by following these steps:
Step 1: Set up a proportion 1/4 /20 = 2.5 x
Step 2: Cross multiply (20)(2.5) = ( 1/4 )(x)
Step 3: Simplify 50 = 1/4 x
Step 4: Solve for x x = 250 miles
In which step did Honi make a mistake?
A. Step 1
B. Step 2
C. Step 3
D. Step 4

Answer 1

Answer:Honi made a mistake in Step 4. 50 divided by 1/4 is actually 200