Problema Solution
The scale on a town map is 1 inch = 3 miles. The distance from Dina's home to her school is 0.75 inches on the map. When Dina rides her bike from her home to her school, how many miles does she ride?
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Let 'd' represent the distance that Dina rides from home to school.
0.75 : d = 1 : 3
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d = 2.25 mi
Dina rides 2.25 miles from her home to her school.