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Janette has a piece of orange ribbon that is 2.71 inches long and a piece of yellow ribbon that is 1.56 inches long. How much longer is the orange ribbon?
The orange ribbon is 1.15 inches longer than the yellow ribbon.
Josiah is trying to fit two boxes into the trunk of his car. One box is 1/5 of a foot tall and the other is 1/10 of a foot tall. Stacked on top of each other, what is the combined height of the two boxes?
The height of the two stacked boxes is 3/10 of a foot.
Raisins originated from which fruit?
Grapes
How many Great Lakes are there?
Five
A chef bought 0.71 kilograms of almonds and 0.79 kilograms of pecans. How many kilograms of nuts did the chef buy in all?
1.50 kg
Over the weekend, Megan drank 1/2 of a bottle of soda and Reid drank 1/6 of a bottle. How much more soda did Megan drink than Reid?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Megan drank 2/6 of a bottle more soda than Reid.
In how many years Olympics are held?
Every 4 years
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
The Nile
Helen had 0.49 grams of pepper. Then she used 0.28 grams of the pepper to make some scrambled eggs. How much pepper does Helen have left?
Helen has 0.21 grams of pepper left.
Under very specific instructions, a jeweler made one ring for the queen and one ring for the princess. The gem on the queen's ring weighed 2/5 of a carat and the stone on the princess's ring weighed 1/3 of a carat. How much heavier was the stone on the queen's ring than the stone on the princess's?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
The weight of the stone on the queen's ring was 1/15 of a carat heavier than the stone on the princess's ring.
Name the Disney character who flies sitting on a carpet.
Aladdin
Which is the highest-grossing holiday movie of all time?
Home Alone
A construction company bought 0.65 tons of gravel and 0.82 tons of sand. How many tons of material did the company buy in all?
The company bought 1.47 tons of material.
For a class gardening project, 1/6 of Mrs. Cain's students planted marigolds and 1/12 planted tulips. What fraction of the class planted either marigolds or tulips?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
In Mrs. Cain's class, 3/12 of the students planted either marigolds or tulips.
Why did Jack and Jill go up the hill?
To fetch a pail of water
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Janelle has a piece of purple ribbon that is 29.95 inches long and a piece of orange ribbon that is 11.32 inches long. How much longer is the purple ribbon?
The purple ribbon is 18.63 inches longer than the orange ribbon.
At the dealership where she works, Regan fulfilled 2/15 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 2/5 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Regan reached by the end of February?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Regan reached 8/15 of her quarterly sales goal.
Name the animal with the largest eyes?
Giant Squid
Which is the largest bone on the human body?
Femur