Question

Marcus looked up the path that he had taken on his run this morning on the map shown below.

To the nearest mile, what is the total distance that he ran?

6 miles

8 miles

11 miles

25 miles

Answer 1

Option A. 6 miles

Explanation:

Marcus looked up the path that he had taken on his run this morning on the map shown below

Total distance he had taken on his run =

1 inch + 3 inches + 2 inches + 2.3 inches = 8.3 inches

On the map the scale is 4 inches = 3 miles.

Therefore, 1 inch =
`(3)/(4)`

Therefore, 8.3 inches =
`(3)/(4)` × 8.3 = 6.225 miles

Marcus ran 6 miles this morning.

Answer 2

Answer: 6 miles.

Explanation:

1. To solve this problem you only need to add the distances shown in the map attached, which shown the path Marcus had taken. Then, you have:

`Total_(distance)=1in+3inches+2inches+2.3inches\\Total_(distance)=8.3inches`

2. Now, you must convert the result obtained from inches to miles. According to the problem
`4inches=3miles`, therefore, you have:

`Total_(distance)=(8,3inches*3miles)/(4inches)\\Total_(distance)=6.22miles`

3. To the nearest mile:

`Total_(distance)=6miles`