Honi is looking at a map with a scale of 1 4 in. = 20 miles. She measured the distance from Niceville to Live Oak as 2.5 in. She found the actual distance between Niceville and Live Oak by following these steps: Step 1: Set up a proportion 1 4 20 = 2.5 x Step 2: Cross multiply (20)(2.5) = ( 1 4 )(x) Step 3: Simplify 50 = 1 4 x Step 4: Solve for x x = 250 miles Which step, if any, contains a mistake?
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In step 4,while solving for x,The value of x will come out to be 50/14
=3.57 Miles.
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