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Guatemala City, Guatemala, and St Louis, Missouri, lie approximately on the same meridian. Guatemala City has a latitude of 15° N, and St Louis has a latitude of 39° N. Find the distance between these two cities. (The radius of the earth is 3960 mi. Round your answer to the nearest whole number)

 Oct 28, 2020
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This is a fraction of the whole earth circumference   (pi * 2 * 3960)

   39 - 15 = 24o  of the entire 360

24/360   x    (pi * 2 * 3960) = ....... miles apart

 Oct 28, 2020

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