Answer :
Based on the cities you will go through and your starting and finishing points, your father's estimate is a close estimation of the distance.
How far is New York from San Jose?
The map is not provided so we will use a general map.
The distance from San Jose to Denver is around 1,301 miles.
The distance from Denver to Chicago is around 1,004 miles.
The distance from Chicago to New York is around 796 miles.
Added together we get:
= 1,301 + 1,004 + 796
= 3,101 miles
This is close to the 3,000 miles your father estimated.
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