On a scale drawing of a park, the length of a trail is 12 cm from the playground to the pond and 15 cm from the pond to the parking lot. If the actual length of the trail from the pond to the parking lot is 60 m, what is the actual length of the trail between the playground and the pond? (Represent/Solve)
a. Define and determine a variable to help solve the problem: (remember look at what the problem is asking)
b. What two things are being compared?
c. Set up a proportion equation using your answer to b (remember “like” units
should be in same place in the proportion)
d. Fill in numbers to your proportion equation using the information from the
problem
e. Use your proportion to solve the problem (remember cross product strategy)