Question

Harper knows he is 50 yards from school. The map on his phone shows that the school is 34 inch from his current location.

How far is Harper from home, if the map shows the distance as 3 inches?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. We know that 1 yard is 36 inches, therefore, 50 yards expressed in inches is:

(50)(36)=1800in

2. If he is 50 yards from school and the map shows that the school is 34 inches from his current location, when it shows 3 inches the real distance is:

(1800)(3in)/24in=158.82

3. If you can to express it in yards:

158.82/36=4.41yd

Therefore, the answer is: 158.82 inches or 4.41 yards.