30 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers 81. The songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney had 118 chart hits while Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had 63. How many more chart hits did Lennon and McCartney have than Jagger and Richards? 82. Due to severe drought in the state of Alabama in 2007, a local well driller said that the minimum depth to drill for water had increased from 150 ft in 2006 to 200 ft in 2007. In 2007, the driller had to dig 505 ft to find water in one rural community. How many more feet above the 2007 minimum depth did the driller have to drill? For Exercises 87 and 88, for each figure find the missing length. 87. The perimeter of the triangle is 39 m. 88. The perimeter of the figure is 547 cm. 89. A homeowner knows that the perimeter of his backyard is 56 yd. Find the missing length. (See Example 7.) 87 cm ? 90. Barbara has 15 ft of molding to install in her bathroom, as shown in the figure.What is the missing length? Note: There will be no molding by the tub or door. 83. In landscaping a yard, Lily would like 26 plants for a border. If she has 18 plants in her truck, how many more will she need to finish the job? 86. At the time of Kurt Warner’s retirement from football, his total passing yardage was 32,344 yd. Drew Brees had 30,646 yd as of 2009. How many more yards does Drew Brees need to reach Kurt Warner’s total? 85. A recent report indicated that the play, The Lion King, had been performed 5149 times on Broadway. At that time, the play, Wicked, had been performed 2670 times on Broadway. How many more times had The Lion King been performed than Wicked? 84. A collection is taken to buy flowers for a coworker who is in the hospital. If $37 has been collected and the flower arrangement costs $50, how much more needs to be collected? 14 m 12 m ? 139 cm 201 cm 14 yd 4 yd 4 yd 10 yd ? ? 14 yd 5 ft 6 ft
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