Question

an airline flies 617 miles in the morning Then it flies 385 miles in the afternoon. About how many more miles does the the airplane fly in the morning.

Answer 1

The plane flew 232 miles because subtracting 617-385 will get 232

Answer 2

This is a subtraction problem. 617-385 is 232.  So the airplane flies 232 more miles in the morning than in the afternoon.