Honi is looking at a map with a scale of 1/4 in. = 20 miles. She measured the distance from Niceville to Live Oak as 2.5 in. She found the actual distance between Niceville and Live Oak by following these steps:

Step 1: Set up a proportion 1/4 / 20 = 2.5 x

Step 2: Cross multiply (20) (2.5) = (1/4) (x)

Step 3: Simplify 50 = 1/4 x

Step 4: Solve for x x = 250 miles

In which step did Honi make a mistake?

A. Step 1

B. Step 2

C. Step 3

D. Step 4

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Mathematics

Lyons

11 January, 22:57

Honi is looking at a map with a scale of 1/4 in. = 20 miles. She measured the distance from Niceville to Live Oak as 2.5 in. She found the actual distance between Niceville and Live Oak by following these steps:

Step 1: Set up a proportion 1/4 / 20 = 2.5 x

Step 2: Cross multiply (20) (2.5) = (1/4) (x)

Step 3: Simplify 50 = 1/4 x

Step 4: Solve for x x = 250 miles

In which step did Honi make a mistake?

A. Step 1

B. Step 2

C. Step 3

D. Step 4

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Lorelei Hamilton · Answer 1

If you would like to know in which step did Honi make a mistake, you can calculate this using the following steps:

1/4 in. = 0.25 in ... 20 miles

2.5 in ... x miles = ?

0.25 * x = 20 * 2.5 / 20

0.25 * x / 20 = 2.5 / x

0.25 / 20 = 2.5 / x

(1/4) / 20 = 2.5 / x

The correct result would be A. Step 1.