[Question]Mary and Mike are sharing a jar of paint. Mary paints a dragon using 3 square feet worth of paint. Mike paints a castle using 2 square feet more paint than Mary used on her dragon. They both then work together to paint the biggest sun possible. If there was originally enough paint in the jar to cover 13 square feet, how many square feet of paint can be used to paint the sun?
[Answer]The castle uses 3 + 2 = 5 square feet of paint. The sun uses 13 - 3 - 5 = 5 square feet of paint. The answer is 5.
Q: Tanya went to the grocery store to buy some fruit. She bought 6 pears, 4 Granny Smith apples, 2 pineapples, and a small basket of plums, which were all placed in a single paper bag. Unfortunately, the bag that the fruit had been placed in had developed a hole. Therefore, as Tanya walked home, half of the fruit fell out of the bag. When she later counted the fruit left in the bag, there were only 9 pieces remaining. How many plums did she buy?
A: If half of the fruit equals 9 pieces, then Tanya bought 2 * 9 = 18 pieces of fruit. Thus, Tanya bought 18 - 6 - 4 - 2 = 6 plums. The answer is 6.
Question: Miggy's mom brought home 3 bags of birthday hats. Each bag has 15 hats. Miggy accidentally tore off 5 hats. During the party, only 25 hats were used. How many hats were unused?
Answer: There are a total of 15 x 3 = 45 hats in 3 bags. Since 5 tore off, only 45 - 5 = 40 hats were left. Thus, 40 - 25 = 15 hats were unused. The answer is 15.
[Question]Mary and her two friends agreed to evenly pay for the cost of 2 pounds of chicken. Mary's mother went to the grocery and bought the 2-pound chicken, 3 pounds of beef that cost $4 per pound, and a liter of oil that costs $1. If Mary's mother paid a total of $16 for the grocery, how much should Mary and her two friends pay each for the chicken?
[Answer]Three pounds of beef cost $4 x 3 = $12. Mary's mother paid $12 + $1 = $13 for the beef and oil. Hence, the 2 - pound chicken cost $16 - $13 = $3. There are 1 (Mary) + 2 friends = 3 people who will split the $3 cost. Therefore, each of them will pay $3 / 3 = $1. The answer is 1.
Q: Dorothy spent $53 to buy doughnut ingredients. If she made 25 doughnuts and sells each for $3, how much was her profit?
A: She was able to earn 25 x $3 = $75 for the doughnuts. Therefore, Dorothy's profit is $75 - $53 = $22. The answer is 22.
Question: Eustace is twice as old as Milford. In 3 years, he will be 39. How old will Milford be?
Answer:
Eustace's current age must be 39 years old 3 years = 36 years old. So Milford's current age must be 36 years old / 2 = 18 years old. So in 3 years, Milford will be 18 years old + 3 years = 21 years old. The answer is 21.