TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to write an answer to a question that involves “event duration", based on a given sentence. Here, event duration is defined as the understanding of how long events typically last. For example, “brushing teeth”, usually takes a few minutes. Note that a lot of the questions could have more than one correct answer. We only need a single most-likely answer. Please try to keep your "answer" as simple as possible. Concise and simple "answer" is preferred over those complex and verbose ones.
PROBLEM: Sentence: Jerry goes out to the pier and casts his favorite bait : cheese . 
Question: How much time did Jerry spend at the pier?

SOLUTION: jerry spent almost two hours at the pier.

PROBLEM: Sentence: Deborah likes to add some sugar with the lettuce so that Billy and Sally know what it is like to have sweet tastes in their life. 
Question: How long does it take Deborah to wash and prepare the lettuce?

SOLUTION: it takes her 10 minutes.

PROBLEM: Sentence: They packed up the car and drove to the library, ready for a fun morning. 
Question: How long  was the drive?

SOLUTION:
30 minutes.

