The distance between a to c is 3 times of the distance from a to b. the distance from b to c is 360 meters. What is the distance from a to b?

Question

How to solve this question?

Answer 1

First, draw line AC.

 

|--------------------------------------|

A                                                C

 

 

Now draw the line segments that make line AC.

 

|----------|---------------------------|

A            B                                  C

 

 

AB + BC = AC

 

AC = 3AB

BC = 360

 

 

Using the following equations, we can substitute the equations into one.

 

AB + 360 = 3AB

 

Solve for AB from this equation.  That will be the distance from a to b.