Question

the cities shown on the map lie approximately in a straight line. find the distance from albuquerque, new mexico, to provo, utah. the distance between albuquerque, new mexico, and provo, utah is approximately \boxed{} miles. (map shows provo, albuquerque (a), carlsbad (c) with distances: provo to carlsbad 680 mi, albuquerque to carlsbad 231 mi.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total and known segment

The total distance from Provo to Carlsbad is 680 mi, and from Carlsbad to Albuquerque is 231 mi. Let \( x \) be the distance from Albuquerque to Provo.

Step2: Subtract to find \( x \)

We use \( x = 680 - 231 \).
Calculating: \( 680 - 231 = 449 \).

Answer:

449