Weights and Measurements- Subtraction

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A 30 year old man in Ohio had the heaviest brain ever weighed. It was just over 5 pounds. Daniel Lyon had the lightest brain ever weighed, it weighed 1.6 pounds. How much more did the heaviest brain weigh than the lightest brain?

Mike Jones had the highest body temperature ever recorded. It was 115.7 degrees Fahrenheit. A two year old, Karlee Kosolofski had the lowest body temperature ever recorded. It was 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahreheit. How many degrees hotter was the highest body temperature than the normal body temperature?

Mike Jones had the highest body temperature ever recorded. It was 115.7 degrees Fahrenheit. A two year old, Karlee Kosolofski had the lowest body temperature ever recorded. It was 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahreheit. How many degrees colder was the lowest body temperature than the normal body temperature?

The tallest adult person in the world was Robert Wadlow. He was just over 8'11" (8 feet, 11 inches) tall. The shortest person in the world was Gul Mohammed. He was just over 1'10" (1 foot, 10 inches) tall. How much taller was Robert than Gul?

The world's smallest twins were John and Greg rice. They each are 2'10" (2 feet, 10 inches) tall. How many inches tall is is ONE of the twins? HINT: There are 12 inches in a foot.

The world's smallest twins were John and Greg rice. They each are 2'10" (2 feet, 10 inches) tall. If you added the height of John and Greg together, how many inches tall would that be? HINT: There are 12 inches in a foot.

Haus Langseth has the longest beard in the world. The beard is 17'6" (17 feet, 6 inches) long. If Haus is 6'2" (6 feet, two inches) tall, how much longer is the beard than his height?

The life expectancy for females in Japan is 82.2 years. The life expectancy for females in the United States is 73 years. How much longer are Japanese females expected to live?

In the United States, 17.2 million people regularly walk for exercise. 9.4 million people prefer to jog. How many more walkers are there thn joggers?

In the United States, there are about 90.3 million visits by people to the Emergency Room of a hospital. About 2.5 million of these people complained of headaches. How many people had other symptoms?