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?

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Marcus Francis

11 February, 20:05

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?

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Julian Williams · 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

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