acnagle/gsm8k-filtered huggingface dataset:
Jerry is refilling the duck pond in his backyard during a drought. The pond can hold 200 gallons of water. Jerry's hose can normally pump 6 gallons/minute, but due to drought restrictions, it can only pump 2/3rds as fast right now.

Question: How many minutes will it take Jerry to fill his pond?
Answer: First find the current rate the hose pumps by multiplying its normal rate by 2/3: 6 gallons/minute * 2/3 = <<6*2/3=4>>4 gallons/minute
Then divide the number of gallons in the pond by the number of gallons pumped each minute to find how many minutes filling the pond takes: 200 gallons / 4 gallons/minute = <<200/4=50>>50 minutes
#### 50
Rohan owns a 20-square meter coconut farm. Each square meter has 2 coconut trees and each tree has 6 coconuts.

Question: If the coconuts can be harvested every 3 months and each coconut costs $0.50, how much will he earn after 6 months?
Answer: Rohan has a total of 20 x 2 = <<20*2=40>>40 coconut trees.
And he has a total of 40 x 6 = <<40*6=240>>240 coconuts.
So, the total coconut he will have after 6 months is 240 x 2= <<240*2=480>>480.
Therefore, the total amount he will earn is 480 x $0.50 = $<<480*0.5=240>>240.
#### 240
Eddie can bake 3 pies a day. His sister can bake 6 pies while his mother can bake 8 pies a day.

Question: How many pies will they be able to bake in 7 days?
Answer: Eddie bakes 3 x 7 = <<3*7=21>>21 pies for 7 days.
His sister bakes 6 x 7 = <<6*7=42>>42 pies for 7 days.
His mother can bake 8 x 7 = <<8*7=56>>56 pies for 7 days.
Therefore, they are able to bake 21 + 42 + 56 = <<21+42+56=119>>119 pies in 7 days.
#### 119
Jeff had 300 pencils and donated 30% of them. Vicki had twice as many pencils as Jeff and donated 3/4 of his pencils.

Question: How many pencils are there remaining altogether?
Answer: Jeff donated 30/100*300 = <<30/100*300=90>>90 pencils.
He remained with 300-90 = <<300-90=210>>210 pencils.
Vicki had twice as many pencils as Jeff, meaning he had 2*300 = <<2*300=600>>600 pencils.
When Vicki donated 3/4 of his pencils, he gave away 3/4*600= <<3/4*600=450>>450 pencils.
Vicki remained with 600-450=<<600-450=150>>150 pencils.
Together, Jeff and Vicki remained with 150+210 = <<150+210=360>>360 pencils.
#### 360
Robie bought 3 bags of chocolates. She gave the 2 bags to her brothers and sisters then bought another 3 bags.

Question: How many bags of chocolates were left?
Answer: She was left with 3 - 2= <<3-2=1>>1 bag of chocolate after she gave 2 bags to her brother and sisters.
Therefore, the total number of bags of chocolates left after buying another 3 is 1 + 3= <<1+3=4>>4.
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Lizzy's school choir has a mixture of 80 blonde and black-haired girls. Their teacher decides to add 10 more girls to the choir, who turns out to be blonde.

Question: If there were 30 blonde-haired girls in the choir initially, how many black-haired girls are present?
Answer: The total number of girls in the choir is 80+ 10 = <<80+10=90>>90 girls.
The total number of blondes in the choir after 10 more are added is 30+10 = <<30+10=40>>40 blonde-haired girls.
From the total number, the number of black-haired girls is 90-40 = <<90-40=50>>50 black-haired-girls
#### 50
Carmen is preparing dinner plates for a row of customers at the counter in a diner. She likes to put a couple of sprigs of parsley on each plate for decoration. However, she is very low on parsley and doesn't have enough to even put 1 sprig on every plate, so she needs to break several of the parsley sprigs in two to make 2 smaller ones to stretch them out.

Question: If she decorates 8 plates with one whole parsley sprig and 12 plates with 1/2 a sprig each, how many sprigs of parsley does she have left if she started with 25?
Answer: Carmen decorates 8 plates with 1 whole sprig of parsley, 8 plates x 1 parsley sprig each = <<8*1=8>>8 parsley sprigs.
She also decorates 12 plates with 1/2 a sprig each, 12 x 1/2 = <<12*1/2=6>>6 parsley sprigs.
She started with 25 parsley sprigs and has used 8 + 6 = 14 parsley sprigs.
After using 14 parsley sprigs, she has 25 - 14 = <<25-14=11>>11 sprigs left.
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Wilson goes to a fast-food restaurant. He buys 2 hamburgers for $5 each and 3 bottles of cola for $2 each. Wilson uses his $4 discount coupon.

Question: How much money does he pay in total?
Answer: 2 hamburgers cost 2*5=$<<2*5=10>>10
3 bottles of cola cost 3*2=$<<3*2=6>>6
The total price without discount is 10+6=$<<10+6=16>>16
With the discount coupon, it's 16-4=$<<16-4=12>>12
#### 12
Layla is training for a bicycle race. She rode her bicycle slowly to the high school, rode four miles around the running track at her faster, race pace, and then rode back home, slowly, on the same route.

Question: If her total mileage was 10 miles, how far is it, in miles, from Layla's house to the high school?
Answer: Layla rode 10-4=<<10-4=6>>6 miles between home and the high school.
Each leg of the round-trip journey was 6/2=<<6/2=3>>3 miles.
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Mary wants to ride the world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka. The minimum height to ride the roller coaster is 140 cm. Mary's brother is 180 cm, Mary is 2/3 the height of her brother.

Question: How many more centimeters does Mary need to grow to ride Kingda Ka?
Answer: Being 2/3 of her brother's height, Mary is 180 * 2/3 = <<180*2/3=120>>120 cm.
To reach the minimum height and ride Kingda Ka, Mery needs to grow 140 - 120 = <<140-120=20>>20 cm.
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Lizzy had $30. She loaned out $15 to her friend.

Question: How much will Lizzy have if her friend returned the money with an interest of 20%?
Answer: Initially, Lizzy had $30; she loaned out $15 so she has $30-$15 = $<<30-15=15>>15 left
Her friend is returning the $15 with 20% interest for a total of $15+($15*(20/100)) = $<<15+15*(20/100)=18>>18
Lizzy will now have $15+$18 = $<<15+18=33>>33
#### 33
Jordan and Perry took a boat out to the lake to go fishing on a Monday morning. Jordan caught 4 fish and Perry caught double what Jordan caught. On the way back to shore, the boat tipped over and they lost one-fourth of their total catch.

Question: How many fish remain?
Answer: Since Perry caught double what Jordan caught, Perry caught 2 * 4 = <<2*4=8>>8 fish.
Altogether, they caught 8 + 4 = <<8+4=12>>12 fish.
On the way back to the shore, they lost 12 * 1/4 = <<12*1/4=3>>3 fish.
They have 12 - 3 = <<12-3=9>>9 fish remaining.
#### 9
At a CD store, 40% of the CDs cost $10 each, and the rest cost $5 each. Prince bought half the CDs sold at $10 each, and all of the CDs sold at $5 each.

Question: If the total number of CDs was 200, how much money did Prince spend on buying the CDs?
Answer: The number of CDs selling at $10 each at the store is 40/100*200 = <<40/100*200=80>>80
This means the store sells 200-80 = <<200-80=120>>120 CDs at $5 each.
Prince bought 1/2*80 = <<1/2*80=40>>40 of the CDs selling at $10 each.
The total amount of money Prince paid for the 40 CDs selling at $10 each is $40*10 = $<<40*10=400>>400
If he bought all the CDs selling at $5 each, he paid a total of $5*120 = $<<5*120=600>>600
For all the CDs he bought, Prince spent $600+$400= $<<600+400=1000>>1000
#### 1000
Sarah starts saving $5.00 a week for 4 weeks. Then she saves $10.00 a week for the next 4 weeks. Then she saves $20.00 a week for the next 4 weeks.

Question: How much money has she saved over 12 weeks?
Answer: She starts with $5.00 a week for 4 weeks so that’s 5*4 = $<<5*4=20.00>>20.00
Then she bumps it up to $10.00 a week for 4 weeks so that’s 10*4 = $<<10*4=40.00>>40.00
After that, she saves $20.00 a week for 4 weeks so that’s 20*4 = $<<20*4=80.00>>80.00
Over 12 weeks she has saved 20+40+80 = $<<20+40+80=140.00>>140.00
#### 140
Jessica's family is 300 km away from New York.

Question: If they are traveling at the rate of 50 km/h and stop to rest for 30 minutes every 2 hours, how long will it take them to reach New York?
Answer: Without stopping to rest they will arrive in 300/50= <<300/50=6>>6 hours.
They need to stop to rest after every 2 hours except for the last 2 hour stretch of time, which is when they reach New York, so they rest (6/2)-1= 3-1 = <<6/2-1=2>>2 times.
The time they spend resting is 2*30= <<2*30=60>>60 minutes or 1 hour.
So they will arrive in 6+1= <<6+1=7>>7 hours.
#### 7
James decides to make a bathtub full of jello. For every pound of water, you need 1.5 tablespoons of jello mix. The bathtub can hold 6 cubic feet of water. Each cubic foot of water is 7.5 gallons. A gallon of water weighs 8 pounds. A tablespoon of jello mix costs $0.50.

Question: How much did he spend to fill his tub?
Answer: The tub has 6*7.5=<<6*7.5=45>>45 gallons
That would weigh 45*8=<<45*8=360>>360 pounds
So he needs 360*1.5=<<360*1.5=540>>540 tablespoons of jello mix.
So he spent 540*.5=$<<540*.5=270>>270
#### 270
Duke was at a garage sale when he spotted DVDs on sale. They were separated by price into 2 different boxes. In the first box, he found 10 movies that he wanted. These were $2.00 apiece. The second box was marked $5 each and he found 5 movies he wanted.

Question: What was the average price of each of the DVDs he bought?
Answer: In the first box he bought 10 DVDs at $2.00 each, so he paid 10*2 = $<<10*2=20.00>>20.00
In the second box he bought 5 DVDs at $5.00 each, so he paid 5*5 = $<<5*5=25.00>>25.00
He bought 10+5 = <<10+5=15>>15 DVDs
He spent $20 + $25 = $<<20+25=45.00>>45.00
The average price of each DVD is $45/15 = $<<45/15=3.00>>3.00 each
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Peter carried $500 to the market. He bought 6 kilos of potatoes for $2 per kilo, 9 kilos of tomato for $3 per kilo, 5 kilos of cucumbers for $4 per kilo, and 3 kilos of bananas for $5 per kilo.

Question: How much is Peter’s remaining money?
Answer: The price of potatoes is 6 * 2 = $<<6*2=12>>12.
The price of tomatoes is 9 * 3 = $<<9*3=27>>27.
The price of cucumbers is 5 * 4 = $<<5*4=20>>20.
The price of bananas is 3 * 5 = $<<3*5=15>>15.
The total price Peter spent is 12 + 27 + 20 + 15 = $<<12+27+20+15=74>>74.
The amount left with Peter is $500 - $74 = $<<500-74=426>>426
#### 426
Hannah fills her kids' stockings with 4 candy canes, 2 beanie babies and 1 book.

Question: If she has 3 kids, how many stocking stuffers does she buy total?
Answer: First find the total number of stocking stuffers one kid gets: 4 candy canes + 2 beanie babies + 1 book = <<4+2+1=7>>7 stocking stuffers
Then multiply the number of stocking stuffers per kid by the number of kids to find the total number: 7 stocking stuffers/kid * 3 kids = <<7*3=21>>21 stocking stuffers
#### 21
A restaurant makes 40 more pizzas than hot dogs every day.

Question: If the restaurant makes 60 hot dogs every day, how many pizzas and hot dogs will it make in June?
Answer: If the restaurant makes 60 hot dogs and 40 more pizzas than hot dogs every day, it makes 60+40 = <<60+40=100>>100 pizzas.
The total number of pizzas and hot dogs it makes in a day is 100+60 = <<100+60=160>>160
In June, with thirty days, the restaurant will make 30*160 = <<30*160=4800>>4800 pizzas and hot dogs in total.
#### 4800
Jeffrey owns a poultry farm with 12 hens. For every 3 hens, there is 1 rooster. Each hen has 5 chicks.

Question: How many chickens are there in all?
Answer: Jeffrey’s poultry farm has 12/3=<<12/3=4>>4 roosters.
There are 12*5=<<12*5=60>>60 chicks.
Thus, there are 12+4+60=<<12+4+60=76>>76 chickens on the poultry farm.
#### 76
Rachel is 12 years old, and her grandfather is 7 times her age. Her mother is half grandfather's age, and her father is 5 years older than her mother.

Question: How old will Rachel's father be when she is 25 years old?
Answer: Rachel's grandfather is 12 x 7 = <<12*7=84>>84 years old.
Her mother is 84/2 = <<84/2=42>>42 years old.
Her father is 42 + 5 = <<42+5=47>>47 years old.
Rachel will be 25 years old in 25 - 12 = <<25-12=13>>13 years.
Rachel's father will be 47 + 13 = <<47+13=60>>60 years old.
#### 60
Gabrielle sells eggs. On Monday she sells 5 crates of eggs. On Tuesday she sells 2 times as many crates of eggs as Monday. On Wednesday she sells 2 fewer crates than Tuesday. On Thursday she sells half as many crates of eggs as she sells on Tuesday.

Question: How many total crates of eggs does she sell for the 4 days?
Answer: On Tuesday she sells 5 crates * 2 = <<5*2=10>>10 crates of eggs.
On Wednesday she sells 10 crates - 2 crates = <<10-2=8>>8 crates of eggs.
On Thursday she sells 1/2 * 10 crates = <<1/2*10=5>>5 crates of eggs.
She sells a total of 5 crates + 10 crates + 8 crates + 5 crates = <<5+10+8+5=28>>28 crates of eggs.
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There are 920 deer in a park. 10% of the deer have 8 antlers, and a quarter of that number also have albino fur.

Question: How many albino 8-antlered deer are there?
Answer: First find how many deer have 8 antlers: 920 deer * 10% = <<920*10*.01=92>>92 deer
Then divide that number by 4 to find how many deer meet both criteria: 92 deer / 4 = <<92/4=23>>23 deer
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John goes to the bakery to buy rolls. They sell them for 5 dollars for a dozen. He spent 15 dollars.

Question: How many rolls did he get?
Answer: He got 15/5=<<15/5=3>>3 dozen
So he bought 3*12=<<3*12=36>>36 rolls
#### 36
Mark is buying asphalt to pave a new section of road. The road will be 2000 feet long and 20 feet wide. Each truckload of asphalt will cover 800 square feet of road.

Question: If each truckload costs $75, and there's a 20% sales tax, how much will Mark need to pay for asphalt?
Answer: First, calculate how many square feet of road Mark needs to cover by multiplying the length by the width: 2000 feet * 20 feet = <<2000*20=40000>>40,000 sq ft
Then divide the square footage of road by the number of square feet each truckload will cover: 40,000 sq ft / 800 sq ft/truckload = <<40000/800=50>>50 truckloads
Now multiply the number of truckloads by the cost per truckload: $75/truckload * 50 truckloads = $<<75*50=3750>>3750
Now calculate the sales tax by multiplying $3750 by 20%: $3750 * .2 = $<<3750*.2=750>>750
Now add the sales tax to the cost of the asphalt to find the total: $750 + $3750 = $<<750+3750=4500>>4500
#### 4500
There is a fruit display that has apples, oranges, and bananas. There are twice as many apples as oranges, and there are twice as many oranges as bananas.

Question: How many fruits are on the display in total if there are 5 bananas on the display?
Answer: We start by finding out that since there are twice as many oranges as the 5 bananas, this means there are 5*2=<<5*2=10>>10 oranges.
Since there are twice as many apples as the 10 oranges, this means there 10*2=<<10*2=20>>20 apples.
In total, this means there are 20+10+5= <<20+10+5=35>>35 fruits on the display.
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Sean needs to replace 2 light bulbs in his bedroom, 1 in both the bathroom and the kitchen and 4 in the basement. He also needs to replace 1/2 of that amount in the garage. The bulbs come 2 per pack.

Question: How many packs will he need?
Answer: He needs to replace lights in the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and basement so 2+1+1+4 = <<2+1+1+4=8>>8 lightbulbs
In the garage, he needs to replace half that amount so he needs 8/2 = <<8/2=4>>4 lightbulbs
All total, he needs 8+4 = <<8+4=12>>12 light bulbs
They come 2 per pack and he needs 12 lightbulbs so he needs 12/2 = <<12/2=6>>6 packs of lightbulbs
#### 6
Bob enters cycling competitions every single week and hopes to win the 100 dollar grand prize each time. For the first 2 weeks, he managed first place and got 100 dollars each week. He is saving up for a puppy that costs 1000 dollars.

Question: What is the minimum number of additional weeks Bob must win first place?
Answer: Two weeks already passed and Bob has 200 dollars.
Bob needs 1000-200=<<1000-200=800>>800 more dollars.
Bob needs to win the competition for at least 800/100=<<800/100=8>>8 more weeks.
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Carla needs to dry-clean 80 pieces of laundry by noon.

Question: If she starts work at 8 AM, how many pieces of laundry does she need to clean per hour?
Answer: First find how many hours Carla has to work: 12:00 - 8:00 = 4 hours
Then divide the total amount of laundry by the number of hours to find how many pieces Carla has to clean per hour: 80 pieces / 4 hours = <<80/4=20>>20 pieces/hour
#### 20
A watermelon weighs 23 pounds.

Question: If Farmer Kent sells his special watermelons for $2 a pound, how much money would he make for selling 18 watermelons of the same weight?
Answer: A single watermelon would sell for $2 x 23 = $<<2*23=46>>46
60 watermelons would sell for $46 x 18 = $<<46*18=828>>828
#### 828
Cloud 9 Diving Company has taken individual bookings worth $12,000 and group bookings worth $16,000. Some people have cancelled at the last minute. $1600 has had to be returned to them.

Question: How much money has the sky diving company taken altogether?
Answer: Cloud 9 earned $12,000 + $16,000 = $<<12000+16000=28000>>28,000 from bookings.
After returning money due to cancellations, they had a final total of $28,000 - $1600 = $<<28000-1600=26400>>26,400.
#### 26400
For this month, Lily wants to finish reading twice as many books as she finished last month.

Question: If she finished reading 4 books last month, what will be the total number of books that she will finish for two months?
Answer: This month, Lily wants to finish reading 4 x 2 = <<4*2=8>>8 books.
So, for two months, she will finish reading 4 + 8 = <<4+8=12>>12 books.
#### 12
Mell went to a cafeteria to spend some time with her friends. She ordered two cups of coffee and one piece of cake. Two of her friends ordered the same, but each of them also bought a bowl of ice cream. One cup of coffee is $4, one piece of cake is $7, and a bowl of ice cream is $3.

Question: How much money did Mell and her friends need to pay at the cafeteria?
Answer: Mell's friends bought two bowls of ice cream, so that was a cost of 2 * 3 = $<<2*3=6>>6.
They all three bought two cups of coffee each, so they ordered 2 * 3 = <<2*3=6>>6 cups of coffee in total.
The cost of the coffee was therefore 6 * 4 = $<<6*4=24>>24.
All her friends bought one piece of cake each, so the cost of it in total was 3 * 7 = $<<3*7=21>>21.
Mell and her friends spent in total 6 + 24 + 21 = $<<6+24+21=51>>51 at the cafeteria.
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Tammy has 10 orange trees from which she can pick 12 oranges each day. Tammy sells 6-packs of oranges for $2.

Question: How much money will Tammy have earned after 3 weeks if she sells all her oranges?
Answer: Tammy picks 10 trees x 12 oranges/tree = <<10*12=120>>120 oranges per day.
Tammy sells 120 oranges/day / 6 oranges/pack = <<120/6=20>>20 6-packs of oranges a day
Tammy sells 20 packs/day x 7 days/week = <<20*7=140>>140 6-packs a week
In 3 weeks Tammy sells 140 packs/week x 3 weeks = <<140*3=420>>420 6 -packs
Tammy makes 420 packs x $2/pack = $<<420*2=840>>840
#### 840
John paints a giant mural that is 6m by 3m. The paint costs $4 per square meter. The artist can paint 1.5 square meters per hour and charges $10 per hour.

Question: How much does the mural cost?
Answer: The mural is 6*3=<<6*3=18>>18 sq meters
So the paint cost 18*4=$<<18*4=72>>72
The artist works for 18/1.5=<<18/1.5=12>>12 hours
He charges 12*10=$<<12*10=120>>120
So the total cost is 120+72=$<<120+72=192>>192
#### 192
Tino has 24 more jellybeans than Lee. Arnold has half as many jellybeans as Lee.

Question: If Arnold has 5 jellybeans, how many jellybeans does Tino have?
Answer: Lee has 5*2=<<5*2=10>>10 jellybeans.
Tino has 10+24=<<10+24=34>>34 jellybeans.
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Melinda is taking a 1200-mile trip with her family to visit their cousins.

Question: How much time will they save if they drive 60 miles an hour instead of 50 miles an hour?
Answer: Going 60 mph, the trip would take 1200-mile trip / 60 miles an hour = <<1200/60=20>>20 hours.
Going 50 mph, the trip would take 1200-mile trip / 50 miles an hour = <<1200/50=24>>24 hours.
Melinda’s family would save 24 – 20 = <<24-20=4>>4 hours.
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Sandra's dog gave birth to 7 puppies. Her vet gave her 105 portions of formula to give to the puppies for 5 days.

Question: How many times a day should Sandra feed the puppies?
Answer: Each day, Sandra will have 105/5 = <<105/5=21>>21 portions of formula.
Each puppy needs to be fed 21/7 = <<21/7=3>>3 times a day.
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Carmela has $7 and each of her four cousins has $2.

Question: How much will Carmela have to give to each of her cousins so that she and her cousins will have the same amount of money?
Answer: Carmela's four cousins have a total of $2 x 4 = $<<2*4=8>>8.
The total money they all have is $7 + $8 = $<<7+8=15>>15.
There will be 1 (Carmela) + 4 (cousins) = <<1+4=5>>5 people who will be sharing equally the money.
So each of them should get $15/5 = $<<15/5=3>>3.
Hence, Carmela has to give a total of $7 - $3 = $<<7-3=4>>4 to her 4 cousins.
Therefore, each of her cousins will get $4/4 = $<<4/4=1>>1.
#### 1
To get to the library, Jill spends 12 minutes waiting for her first bus, 30 minutes riding on her first bus, and half the combined wait and trip time on her second bus.

Question: How many minutes does her second bus ride take?
Answer: First add the time spent waiting for the first bus to the time spent on it: 12 minutes + 30 minutes = <<12+30=42>>42 minutes
Then divide that time by 2 to find the time she spends on the second bus: 42 minutes / 2 = <<42/2=21>>21 minutes
#### 21
Liam and Claire picked and sold oranges to save for their mother's birthday gift. Liam picked 40 oranges and sold them at $2.50 for 2 while Claire picked 30 oranges and sold them at $1.20 each.

Question: If all of their oranges were sold, how much are they going to save for their mother's birthday gift?
Answer: Liam sold 40/2 = <<40/2=20>>20 sets of oranges that cost $2.50 for each set.
So, Liam earned $2.50 x 20 = $<<2.5*20=50>>50.
Claire earned $1.20 x 30 = $<<1.20*30=36>>36.
Thus, they were able to save $50 + $36 = $<<50+36=86>>86 for their mother's birthday gift.
#### 86
Samuel is going to the cinema with his brother, Kevin. They both have a total budget of $20 for their outing. Samuel buys his $14 ticket, then spends $6 on drinks and food. Kevin buys his ticket, then spends $2 on drinks. They have both used their entire budget.

Question: How much did Kevin spend on food?
Answer: We know Kevin bought a ticket and drinks, and this cost him 14 + 2 = <<14+2=16>>16 dollars.
Since Kevin spent his entire budget, his food must have cost 20 – 16 = <<20-16=4>>4 dollars.
#### 4
The fisherman gets 8 Red snappers and 14 Tunas every day.

Question: If a Red snapper costs $3 and a Tuna costs $2, how much does he earn every day?
Answer: The fisherman earns $3 x 8 = $<<3*8=24>>24 per day on Red snappers.
He earns $2 x 14 = $<<2*14=28>>28 per day on Tunas.
Therefore, the total amount he earns is $24 + $28 = $<<24+28=52>>52.
#### 52
Leif’s apple tree has 14 apples and his orange tree has 2 dozen oranges.

Question: How many more oranges does he have than apples?
Answer: He has 2 x 12 = <<2*12=24>>24 oranges.
He has 24 - 14 = <<24-14=10>>10 more oranges than apples.
#### 10
Simon has 20% more legos than Bruce, who has 20 more than Kent.

Question: If Kent has 40 legos, how many does Simon have?
Answer: Bruce has 20 more legos than Kent who has 40 so Bruce has 20+40 = <<20+40=60>>60 legos
Simon has 20% more legos than Bruce who has 60 legos so that's .20*60 = <<20*.01*60=12>>12 more legos
20% more is 12 legos and Bruce has 60 so Simon has 12+60 = 72 legos
#### 72
Josh has a device that automatically records the temperature in his lab every 5 seconds. To perform an analysis of environmental conditions, Josh lets the device record data for one hour.

Question: How many instances of data will the device record?
Answer: There are 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute so there are 60*60 = <<60*60=3600>>3600 seconds in an hour
The device records data every 5 seconds so there will be 3600/5 = <<3600/5=720>>720 instances of data in an hour.
#### 720
Bill and Jean are both cleaning out their garages. Bill makes a certain number of trips to the dump and Jean makes that many trips plus 6.

Question: If they make 40 trips total, how many trips does Jean make?
Answer: Let b be the number of trips Bill makes and j be the number Jean makes. We know that b + j = 40, and j = b + 6.
Substituting the first equation into the second equation, we get b + b + 6 = 40
Combining like terms, we get 2b + 6 = 40
Subtracting 6 from both sides, we get 2b = 34
Dividing both sides by 2, we get b = 17
Substituting that value back into j = b + 6, we get j = 17 + 6 = <<17+6=23>>23
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