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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

In which step did Honi make a mistake?

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