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Traveling the World
Diego has to make numerous business trips from his home in Chicago. Use the table below and the U.S. standard algorithm for subtraction to solve the following problems.
Distance from Chicago to Other Cities (in miles) | |||||||
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Buenos Aires | 5,598 | Hong Kong | 7,784 | Honolulu | 4,248 | London | 3,950 |
Paris | 4,134 | Rome | 4,808 | Shanghai | 7,081 | Sydney | 9,272 |
7 One week Diego flies from Chicago to Paris. The next week he flies from Chicago to Buenos Aires. How much farther is it from Chicago to Buenos Aires than from Chicago to Paris?
8 On his next trip, Diego flies from Chicago to Shanghai. After that he flies from Chicago to Rome. How much farther is it from Chicago to Shanghai than from Chicago to Rome?
9 Next, Diego flies from Chicago to Honolulu. Two weeks later he flies from Chicago to London. How much farther is it from Chicago to Honolulu than from Chicago to London?
10 For his final business trips, Diego first flies from Chicago to Sydney. The next month, he flies from Chicago to Hong Kong. How much farther is it from Chicago to Sydney than from Chicago to Honk Kong?