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A map shows the town where Niko lives. The actual distance from​ Niko's house to his school is 3 miles and measures​ one-half inch on the map. The actual distance from​ Niko's school to the library is 4 miles. How long is this distance on the​ map?

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Answer:The distance of the library in the map is 0.67 inches (Rounding to two decimal places)Step-by-step explanation:1. Let's review all the information given for solving this question:Scale factor for the map of the town = 0.5 inches: 3 milesDistance from Niko's house to his school = 3 milesDistance from Niko's school to the library = 4 miles2. Let's find the distance of the library in the mapDistance of the library in the map = Distance of the library * Scale factorDistance of the library in the map = 4 miles * 0.5 inches:3 milesDistance of the library in the map = (2 miles * inches)/3 milesDistance of the library in the map = 2 inches/3 (Miles are cancelled in the numerator and in the denominator)Distance of the library in the map = 0.67 inches (Rounding to two decimal places)