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In Exercises 58 and 59, use the table that shows the sizes (in acres) of the largest city parks in the United States. $$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \text { Park (location) } & {\text { Size (acres) }} \\ \hline \text { Cullen Park (Houston, TX) } & {?} \\ \hline \text { Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, PA) } & {8700} \\ \hline \text { Griffith Park (Los Angeles, CA) } & {4218} \\ \hline \text { Eagle Creek Park (Indianapolis, IN) } & {?} \\ \hline \text { Pelham Bay Park (Bronx, NY) } & {2764} \\ \hline \end{array}$$ Cullen Park is 248 acres smaller than the sum of the sizes of Griffith Park, Eagle Creek Park, and Pelham Bay Park. Write and solve an equation to find the size of Cullen Park. HINT: Use your answer from Exercise $58 .$

Name: Problem 59, Chapter 3: Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills
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   In Exercises 58 and 59, use the table that shows the sizes (in acres) of the largest city parks in the United States.
$$\begin{array}{|c|c|}
\hline \text { Park (location) } & {\text { Size (acres) }} \\
\hline \text { Cullen Park (Houston, TX) } & {?} \\
\hline \text { Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, PA) } & {8700} \\
\hline \text { Griffith Park (Los Angeles, CA) } & {4218} \\
\hline \text { Eagle Creek Park (Indianapolis, IN) } & {?} \\
\hline \text { Pelham Bay Park (Bronx, NY) } & {2764} \\
\hline
\end{array}$$
Cullen Park is 248 acres smaller than the sum of the sizes of Griffith Park, Eagle Creek Park, and Pelham Bay Park. Write and solve an equation to find the size of Cullen Park. HINT: Use your answer from Exercise $58 .$

Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills

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According to the problem, X is equal to the sum of the sizes of Griffith Park, Eagle Creek Park, and Pelham Bay Park, minus 248 acres. So we can write this as an equation: \[X = 4218 + 3800 + 2764 - 248\] Show more…

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In Exercises 58 and 59, use the table that shows the sizes (in acres) of the largest city parks in the United States. $$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \text { Park (location) } & {\text { Size (acres) }} \\ \hline \text { Cullen Park (Houston, TX) } & {?} \\ \hline \text { Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, PA) } & {8700} \\ \hline \text { Griffith Park (Los Angeles, CA) } & {4218} \\ \hline \text { Eagle Creek Park (Indianapolis, IN) } & {?} \\ \hline \text { Pelham Bay Park (Bronx, NY) } & {2764} \\ \hline \end{array}$$ Cullen Park is 248 acres smaller than the sum of the sizes of Griffith Park, Eagle Creek Park, and Pelham Bay Park. Write and solve an equation to find the size of Cullen Park. HINT: Use your answer from Exercise $58 .$

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