Question

Harper knows he is 50 yards from his school. The map on his phone shows that the school is 3/4 inch from his current location. How far is Harper from home, if the map shows the distance as 3 inches?

Answer 1

Answer:200

Step-by-step explanation:

3÷3/4=4

4x50=200

Answer 2

34 inches represents 50 yards.

So, 1 inches could be represented by 50/34 = 25/17 yards.

Multiply 1 inches value of yards by 3 to find the length of 3 inches in yards.

25/17 = 75/17 = 4 7/17 yards.

Answer: 4.412