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ella's pet snake is 42 inches long, and roy's pet snake is 8 feet long. how many inches longer is roya's snake?

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54 because 8 feet in inches is 96 and you subtract that to 42 inches then you get 54 your answer

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Answer: Roy's snake is 54 inches longer.

Explanation:

Given : The length of Ella's pet snake = 42 inches

The length of Roy's pet snake = 8 feet

Since , we know that 1 feet = 12 inches

Then , 8 feet = 8 x (12 feet) = 96 inches

Clearly , it can be seen that 96 inches > 42 inches

i.e. Roy's pet snake is longer.

And 96 inches - 42 inches = 54 inches

It means Roy's snake is 54 inches longer.

Hence , Roy's snake is 54 inches longer.

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