Q:

The areas of 10 cities are given in the table.How much greater is the range for the cities in the west than the cities in the east?Enter your answer in the box. mi²Eastern Cities \\\\\\ Western CitiesNew York City 305 mi² \\\\\ Los Angeles 503 mi²Baltimore 92 mi² \\\\\ San Francisco 47 mi²Philadelphia 142 mi² \\\\\ Seattle 84 mi²Orlando 111 mi² \\\\\ San Diego 372 mi²Boston 90 mi² \\\\\ Portland 145 mi²

Accepted Solution

A:
The range in the west is 241larger.

In the East, we subtract 90 from 305 to get a range of 215.
In the West, we subtract 47 from 503 to get a range of 456.

The difference in the ranges is: 
456 - 215 = 241