300
16,185 square miles; 113,998 − 97,813 = 16,185;
I estimated the difference as 110,000 − 98,000, or
12,000. The answer is close to the estimate of 12,000,
so it is reasonable.
Arizona has a land area of 113,998 square miles. Wyoming has a land area of 97,813 square miles. How much greater is the area, in square miles, of Arizona than the area of Wyoming? Show your work and explain how you know the
answer is reasonable.