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   Why does 7 + 51 equal 59?

   7+51 is an addition problem. Addition is a math operation that takes two numbers (7 and 51 in this case) and combines them together. The answer to this addition problem is 59. This is because 7 plus 51 is the same as adding 7 one-by-one to 51. So, you can think of it like playing a game of hopscotch with 7 jumps. The first jump is 7, and then the next four jumps are one more than the last. So your jumps would be 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. When you add those all up, you get to 51. Now, if you do another 7 jumps, you get to 58, and one more jump gets you to 59. So, the answer to 7+51 is 59.
https://eli5.gg/Why%20does%207%20%2B%2051%20equal%2059%3F

   If I'm 5 and my friend is 9, why am I 3 years younger?

   It's because when you have two different ages it means that one is older than the other. If your friend is 9 years old and you are 5, then it means that your friend is 4 years older than you because 9 minus 5 equals 4. That means that you are 3 years younger than your friend, because 4 minus 1 equals 3.
https://eli5.gg/If%20I'm%205%20and%20my%20friend%20is%209%2C...

   Why is Shanghai the capital of Vienna and Wyoming?

   Shanghai is not the capital of Vienna OR Wyoming. Shanghai is the largest city in China and Vienna is the capital of Austria and Wyoming is the capital of the United States. Hope this helps!
https://eli5.gg/Why%20is%20Shanghai%20the%20capital%20of%20V...
parent auganov 3 years ago

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