Asked by alex

Lyle knows that the distance from his house to his school is Three-fourths of a mile. On the map he has drawn of his neighborhood, they are One-fifth of an inch apart. What scale could Lyle include on the map? Select three options.
One-fifth inch = Three-fourths mile
Three-fourths inch = One-fifth mile
Four-fifths inch = 3 miles
3 inches = 12 miles
4 inches = 15 miles

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The valid scales are:
- One-fifth inch = Three-fourths mile (given)
- Four-fifths inch = 3 miles (multiply both sides by 4)
- 4 inches = 15 miles (multiply both sides by 20)

The others are not equivalent to 1/5 in = 3/4 mi.