Answer this question:Dorchester works at a puppy wash. He is paid $40 per day + $2.25 for each puppy he washes. On Wednesday, Dorchester earned $76. How many puppies did he wash that day?
First find out how much he earned just from puppy washing: $76 - $40 = $36 for puppy washing. Now divide this amount by the payment per puppy: $36 / $2.25 per puppy = 16 puppies.
The answer is 16.

Answer this question:3000 bees hatch from the queen's eggs every day. If a queen loses 900 bees every day, how many total bees are in the hive (including the queen) at the end of 7 days if at the beginning the queen had 12500 bees?
3000 new bees are born every day. In 7 days there will be 3000 * 7 = 21000 new bees. If each day the queen loses 900 bees, in 7 days there will be 900 * 7 = 6300 fewer bees. If at the beginning the queen had 12500 bees, then at the end of 7 days she will have 12500 + 21000 - 6300 = 27200 bees. The total number of bees in the hive including the queen is 27200 + 1 = 27201.
The answer is 27201.

Answer this question:Marlon had 42 lollipops in the beginning. On his way home, he saw Emily and gave her 2/3 of his lollipops. Then, Marlon kept 4 lollipops and gave the rest to Lou. How many lollipops did Lou receive?
Marlon gave Emily 42 x 2 / 3 = 28 lollipops. So, he only had 42 - 28 = 14 lollipops left. After keeping 4, Marlon gave 14 - 4 = 10 lollipops to Lou.
The answer is 10.

Answer this question:Oshea bought 200 basil seeds. He wants to plant them in planters. He has 4 large planters that can hold 20 seeds each. He also has small planters that can hold 4 seeds each. How many small planters will he need to plant all the basil seeds?
The large planters can hold a total of 4 * 20 = 80 seeds. This will leave Oshea with 200 - 80 = 120 seeds remaining. This means he will need 120 / 4 = 30 small planters.
The answer is 30.