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In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.
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Question: If Milo is a farmer and he wants to increase the amount of bell peppers he grows, what should he do to advance his farming practices? 
 Answer: increase them
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More advanced farming practices allowed a single farmer to grow food for many more people.


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Question: Dan is watching the ship approach the dock. While the ship is near him, it is massive. However, as the ship comes closer, it begins to look 
 Answer: bigger
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If you are standing on the shore and a ship is going out to sea, the ship gets smaller as it moves further away from you.


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Question: If Milo breaks his cookie into small pieces, what was the surface area of the cookie before being broken? 
 Answer: decreased
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As rock breaks into smaller pieces, the surface area of the pieces increases.