Kwame = 2.5 hours * 60 minutes = <<2.5*60=150>>150 minutes

Connor = 1.5 hours * 60 minutes = <<1.5*60=90>>90 minutes

Kwame + Connor = 150 + 90 = 240 minutes

240 - 97 = <<240-97=143>>143 minutes

Kwame and Conner studied 143 minutes more than Lexia.

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Kwame studied for the history test for 2.5 hours. Connor studied for 1.5 hours and Lexia studied for 97 minutes. How many minutes more did Kwame and Connor study than Lexia?
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