Answer this question:Jimmy wants to play in the inflatable swimming pool in his backyard. The swimming pool is empty and the garage is locked, so he cannot use the hose to fill the pool. He finds a 2 gallon bucket and calculates that it takes 20 seconds to fill the bucket from the tap and carry it to the pool where he pours in the water. If the pool holds 84 gallons of water, how many minutes will it take Jimmy to fill the pool?
It will take 84 / 2 = 42 trips to fill the pool with water. This will take Jimmy 42 trips * 20 seconds per trip = 840 seconds. This means that Jimmy will spend 840 seconds * 1 minute / 60 seconds = 14 minutes filling the pool.
The answer is 14.

Answer this question:Perry made a recipe that serves four people. He added a half cup of cream at the end. Cream has 88 grams of fat per cup. How many grams of fat were added to each serving of food?
Perry added 88 / 2 = 44 grams of fat to the recipe. Thus, he added 44 / 4 = 11 grams of fat to each serving of food.
The answer is 11.

Answer this question:Elsa's hockey team just made the playoffs along with two other teams. They make the playoffs by having the top three highest points for their records. Teams get 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and zero points for a loss. The first-place team has 12 wins and 4 ties. The second-place team has 13 wins and 1 tie. Elsa's team has 8 wins and 10 ties. What is the average number of points for the playoff teams?
The teams have 33 total wins because 12 + 13 + 8 = 33. The teams have 66 points from wins because 33 x 2 = 66. The teams have 15 total ties because 4 + 1 + 10 = 15. The teams have 15 points from ties because 15 x 1 = 15. The teams have 81 total points because 66 + 15 = 81. The average number of points per team is 27 because 81 / 3 = 27.
The answer is 27.

Answer this question:Jack goes up three flights of stairs, then down six flights of stairs. If each flight of stairs has 12 steps that each each 8 inches high, how many feet further down is Jack than when he started?
First find the number of inches in each flight of stairs: 12 steps * 8 inches / step = 96 inches. Then find the net number of flights of stairs Jack went down: 6 flights - 3 flights = 3 flights. Then multiply than number by the number of inches per flight to find how many inches further down he is: 96 inches / flight * 3 flights = 288 inches. Then divide that number by 12 to find the number of feet down he is: 288 inches / 12 inches / foot = 24 feet.
The answer is 24.