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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 inch, how far apart are they on the map?

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Answer:

4.5 inches

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

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