Alan lives 10 times as far from school as Linda. Linda lives 0.7 mile from school. Jenny lived 1/10 as far from school as Alan. Pedro lives 1/10 as far from school as jenny. How far Pedro lives from school?

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A = Alan's distance from school

L = Linda's distance from school

J = Jenny's distance from school

P = Pedros's distance from school

You have the following information:

A = 10 L

L = 0.7 miles

A = 10 L = 10 ∙ 0.7 = 7 miles

J = A / 10 = 7 / 10 = 0.7 miles

P = J / 10 = 0.7 / 10 = 0.07 miles