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Explain why 1.55 centimeters is a reasonable answer for the difference in the wingspans of the two butterflies

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The difference is referring to subtraction, so the question was most likely something like how much longer is this butterflies wings than this ones. so 4.55 might be one of the lengths and 3 might be the other, so 4.55 - 3 is 1.55.
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