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. If Harper’s current location is 3 inches from home on the same map, how far is Harper from home?

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.