a lot of asking...

This afternoon while I was helping Michael with his math assignment, we came to this problem:

One python is 27 feet long and another is 22 feet long. Is the total length of the two pythons longer than an anaconda that is 44 feet long? What is the total length of all three snakes? Write number sentences and use a comparison symbol to show your answers.

Michael looks at me with a scowl and an *eyeroll* and said, "wow, that's a lot of asking" :)

That one made me chuckle...