Question

a park on a map measures 6 inches wide and 8 inches long the actual park is 400 yards long how wide is the actual park

Answer 1

300 yards

Explanation:

You want to find the actual width of a rectangle whose length is 400 yards and whose map width and length are known.

Setup

The map dimensions and the actual dimensions are proportional:

(actual width)/(actual length) = (map width)/(map length)

actual width / (400 yd) = (6 in)/(8 in)

Solution

Multiplying the equation by 400 yd, we get ...

actual width = (400 yd)(6/8) = 300 yd

The width of the actual park is 300 yards.