Question

The scale on the town map is 1inches = 3miles the distance from dinas home to her school is 0.75 on the map when dina rides her bike from her home to school how many miles does ride?

Answer 1

2.25

Explanation:

Answer 2

2.25 miles.

Explanation:

Given,

In map, the scale is, 1 inch = 3 miles,

That is, the number of miles in 1 inch = 3,

The number of miles in 0.75 inch = 0.75 × number of miles in 1 inch,

= 0.75 × 3

= 2.25

Thus, 0.75 inch = 2.25 miles.

According to the question,

Distance from home to school in scale = 0.75 inch

Hence, the actual distance from home to school is 2.25 miles.