diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 # SQL Bear Organizer
 
 [Timothy Treadwell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell) has a lot on his plate protecting the bears of the Katmai National Park in Alaska. Help him keep track of all of his bear friends using SQL.
diff --git a/lib/create.sql b/lib/create.sql
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--- a/lib/create.sql
+++ b/lib/create.sql
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+CREATE TABLE bears (
+id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, 
+name TEXT, 
+age INTEGER, 
+gender TEXT, 
+color TEXT, 
+temperament TEXT, 
+alive BOOLEAN
+);
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diff --git a/lib/insert.sql b/lib/insert.sql
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--- a/lib/insert.sql
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+INSERT INTO bears (id, name, age, gender, color, temperament, alive) VALUES
+(1, "Mr. Chocolate", 1, "M", "honey", "sleepy", 0),
+(2, "Rowdy", 2, "M", "polar", "grumpy", 0),
+(3, "Tabitha", 3, "F", "black", "silly", 1),
+(4, "Sargeant Brown", 4, "M", "honey", "mean", 0),
+(5, "Melissa", 5, "F", "brown", "harsh", 0),
+(6, "Grinch", 6, "M", "honey", "sweet", 1),
+(7, "Wendy", 7, "F", "honey", "bumbly", 1),
+(8, null, 8, "M", "black", "bully", 1);
diff --git a/lib/sql_queries.rb b/lib/sql_queries.rb
index 187dc75632..4d524ab53d 100644
--- a/lib/sql_queries.rb
+++ b/lib/sql_queries.rb
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 def selects_all_female_bears_return_name_and_age
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT name, age FROM bears WHERE gender = 'F';"
 end
 
 def selects_all_bears_names_and_orders_in_alphabetical_order
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT name FROM bears ORDER BY name ASC;"
 end
 
 def selects_all_bears_names_and_ages_that_are_alive_and_order_youngest_to_oldest
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT name, age FROM bears WHERE alive = 1 ORDER BY age ASC;"
 end
 
 def selects_oldest_bear_and_returns_name_and_age
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT name, MAX(age) FROM bears;"
 end
 
 def select_youngest_bear_and_returns_name_and_age
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT name, MIN(age) FROM bears;"
 end
 
 def selects_most_prominent_color_and_returns_with_count
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT color, MAX(count_color) FROM (SELECT color, COUNT(color) AS count_color FROM bears GROUP BY color);"
 end
 
 def counts_number_of_bears_with_goofy_temperaments
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT COUNT(temperament) FROM bears WHERE temperament = 'goofy'"
 end
 
 def selects_bear_that_killed_Tim
-  "Write your SQL query here"
+  "SELECT * FROM bears WHERE temperament = 'aggressive'"
 end