Question

Carlos is reading a map of his town. The scale says 1 inch = 4 miles. The distance from his house to the school is 3/8 inches on the map. If Carlos wants to walk to school from his house, how far will he have to walk?

Answer 1

Carlos will have to walk 1.5 miles from his house to the school.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the actual distance Carlos will have to walk, we need to use the given scale of the map: 1 inch = 4 miles. The distance from his house to the school on the map is 3/8 inches. We can set up a proportion to find the actual distance:

1. 1 inch : 4 miles = 3/8 inches : x miles

2. Cross multiplying, we get (1 inch)(x miles) = (4 miles)(3/8 inches)

3. Simplifying, we have x miles = (4 miles)(3/8 inches) / (1 inch)

4. x miles = (12/8) miles = 1.5 miles

Therefore, Carlos will have to walk 1.5 miles from his house to the school.