From Morristown, how much farther is it to Burlington than to Newberg? Use the paths shown.
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Newberg
Morristown
Lexington
Burlington
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
To get from Morristown to Burlington, we add the distances along each path:
- Morristown to Lexington is 4 + 5 = 9 mi
- Lexington to Burlington is 8 mi
So the total distance from Morristown to Burlington is 9 + 8 = 17 mi.
To get from Morristown to Newberg, we add the distances along each path:
- Morristown to Lexington is 4 + 5 = 9 mi
- Lexington to Newberg is 5 + 6 = 11 mi
So the total distance from Morristown to Newberg is 9 + 11 = 20 mi.
Therefore, it is 20 - 17 = 3 miles farther from Morristown to Newberg than to Burlington.
Answer: 3 miles.
To find the distance from Morristown to Burlington, we need to calculate the total distance from Morristown to Lexington and then from Lexington to Burlington.
From Morristown to Lexington, the distance is 4 + 10 + 5 + 5 + 8 = 32 mi.
From Lexington to Burlington, the distance is 5 + 6 = 11 mi.
Therefore, the total distance from Morristown to Burlington is 32 + 11 = 43 mi.
So, it is 43 miles farther from Morristown to Burlington than to Newberg.