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21-01-2017
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Each inch on a map of Roswell, New Mexico represents $0.51\text{ mile}$. If two buildings in Roswell are $2.3$ miles apart in real life, then to the nearest tenth of an inch, how far apart are they on the map?

Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth, without units.
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31-01-2017

We are given wit the scaling factor of
1 inch : 0.51 mile

The distance between the two buildings in real life is 2.3 miles. On the map they are
2.3 miles (1 inch / 0.51 mile) = 4.5
inches apart

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