Question

Please help: I have attached the image for the problemThe 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 CitiesWestern CitiesNew York City 305 mi²Los Angeles 503 mi²Baltimore 92 mi²San Francisco 47 mi²Philadelphia 142 mi²Seattle 84 mi²Orlando 111 mi²San Diego 372 mi²Boston 90 mi²Portland 145 mi²

Answer 1

`\begin{equation*} 241\text{ mi}^2 \end{equation*}`

Explanation:

The range of a data set is the difference between the greatest area and the smallest area, then for the Eastern and Western respectively:

`\begin{gathered} Eastern\text{ cities:} \\ Range=\text{ 305-90} \\ Range=215\text{ mi}^2 \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} Western\text{ cities:} \\ Range=503-47 \\ Range=456\text{ mi}^2 \end{gathered}`

Then, find the difference between the range for the cities in the west and the cities in the east;

`456-215=241\text{ mi}^2`