On Sandy's scale drawing of the school campus, 2 inches equals 8 yards. The distance between the swings and the track is 10 inch

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On Sandy's scale drawing of the school campus, 2 inches equals 8 yards. The distance between the swings and the track is 10 inch

es on the drawing, and the distance between the track and the basketball court is 4 inches on the drawing. How much farther is the track from the swings than from the basketball court, in actual distance?

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Y_Kistochka [10] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-26T10:42:21+03:00

Y_Kistochka [10]4 years ago

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Distance between swings and track is 10 in
10 ÷2 = 5
5 × 8 = 40 yards
the distance between track and backed ball court is 4 in
4 ÷ 2 = 2
2 × 8 = 16 yards.
Subtract the two totals.
40 - 16 = 24 yards.
The track 24 more yards than the swing