Question

On a map, the distance from Happy Hill Park to Rainbow Valley Park is 4/1/2 inches. The scale is 1/2 inch: 3 miles. What is the actual distance between the two parks (in miles)?

Answer 1

we are given

The scale is

$\frac{1}{2} inch=3miles$

the distance from Happy Hill Park to Rainbow Valley Park is 4 1/2 inches

we can change it into rational form

and we get

$=\frac{9}{2}inch$

so, we can multiply both sides by 9

$9*\frac{1}{2} inch=9*3miles$

now, we can simplify it

$\frac{9}{2} inch=27 miles$

so, the actual distance between the two parks is 27 miles........Answer