Question

The figure shows five locations in a city. The road which connects the playground and the pharmacy is parallel to the road which connects the school with the ice-cream shop, as shown.



What is the distance between the town hall and the school?

20 miles

16.0 miles

18.0 miles

8 miles

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

the two triangles are similar

Answer 3

so

10/6 = x/12

Answer 4

ok then what

Answer 5

cross multiply

Answer 6

10*12 = 6x

120 = 6x

Answer 7

keep going to solve for x

Answer 8

tell me what you get

Answer 9

uh

Answer 10

divide both sides by 6

Answer 11

20

Answer 12

you got it