A triangle can be formed by drawing line segments on a map of Illinois connecting the cities of Rockford, Chicago, and Bloomington (see figure below). If the actual distance from Chicago to Rockford is approximately 85.5 miles, use the lengths of the line segments indicated in the figure along with similar triangles to approximate (to the nearest tenth of a mile)

(a) The actual distance from Chicago to Bloomington.

(b) The actual distance from Bloomington to Rockford.

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Rockford Area of detail 2 in. Chicago 3.1 in. 3 in. Bloomington