Question

Harper knows he is 50 yards from the school. The map on his phone show that the school is 3/4 inches from current location. How far is Harper from home if map shows the distance as 3 inches

Answer 1

Answer: 200 yards

Explanation:

So if 3/4 inches on the map is equal to 50 yards then you could divide the 3 inch distance from him to his home by 3/4 and then multiply that answer by 50. So 3 ÷ 3/4 = 4. 4 * 50 = 200. He is 200 yards from his home.

Answer 2

Harper is 200 yards away home.

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we use the rule of three, if 50 yards represents 3/4 inches, how many yards would represent 3 inches?

`x=3in(50yd)/((3)/(4)in ) =3(200)/(3)yd=200yd`

So, 3 inches represents 200 yards, that means Harper is 200 yards away home.

Remember that the rule of three is just about using the ratio that the problem already gave.

Therefore, the answer is 200 yards.