Question

A student creates a scale drawing of a park, where 12 miles = 3 inches on a map. If a trail in the park is 16 miles long, how long is the trail on the map, in inches?

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

3/12=0.25 because if 12=3 it should be divide by 12 and then multyply by 16.

0.25×16=4

Answer 2

12/3=4 3/3=1 4x4=16 so the answer is 4 inches because 4x1=4