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In preparation for developing its statement of cash flows for the year ended December $31,2024,$ Rapid Pac, Incorporated, collected the following information:

$($$ in millions$)$

Fair value of shares issued in a stock dividend $ $80\mathrm{.}0$

Payment for the early extinguishment of long$-$term bonds $($book value: $$84\mathrm{.}0$ million$)89\mathrm{.}0$

Proceeds from the sale of treasury stock $($cost: $$20\mathrm{.}0$ million$)25\mathrm{.}0$

Gain on sale of land $2\mathrm{.}9$

Proceeds from sale of land $8\mathrm{.}7$

Purchase of Microsoft common stock $148\mathrm{.}0$

Declaration of cash dividends $54\mathrm{.}0$

Distribution of cash dividends declared in $202350\mathrm{.}0$

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$1.$ In Rapid Pac$$s statement of cash flows, what were net cash inflows $($or outflows$)$ from investing activities for $2024?$

Note: Cash outflows should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions rounded to $1$ decimal place $($i$.$e$.,5,500,000$ should be entered as $5\mathrm{.}5).$