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

`(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

`=(9)/(2)inch`

so, we can multiply both sides by 9

`9*(1)/(2) inch=9*3miles`

now, we can simplify it

`(9)/(2) inch=27 miles`

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