Question

Zeke is traveling from Ontario, CA to Chicago and is trying to decide whether to fly via Dallas or to get a more expensive direct flight. Given that it is 1,376 miles from Ontario to Dallas and another 967 miles from Dallas to Chicago, what is the range of possible values for the direct distance from Los Angeles to New York?

Answer 1

So the direct distance is grater than the sum of distances from Ontario to Dallas and from Dallas to Chicago. Therefore, the direct distance from Los Angeles to New York is greater than 1,376 mi + 967 mi = 2,343 mi. So the range is any possible value grater than 2, 343 mi so choose any number higher than that.

Answer 2

@zeke all the way to chicago

Answer 3

The direct distance from Los Angeles to New York has no direct relation to Zeke's flight from Ontario to Chicago via Dallas. Therefore, the distance from Los Angeles to New York cannot be determined from the given information.