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 inch, how far apart are they on the map?
Step-by-step explanation: Each inch on Roswell map is [tex]$0.51\text{ mile}$[/tex] Therefore 1 mile on the map = 1/0.51 inches If the distance between two buildings is 2.3 miles then on the map that would be represent by 2.3 x 1/0.51 = 2.3/0.51 = 4.5 inches to the nearest tenth
