[Question]Tommy goes for a run around his neighborhood and decides to calculate how many wheels he saw. All the trucks in his neighborhood have 4 wheels and all the cars in his neighborhood also have 4 wheels. If he saw 12 trucks and 13 cars, how many wheels did he see?
[Answer]He saw 25 total vehicles because 12 plus 13 equals 25. He saw 100 wheels because 25 times 4 equals 100. The answer is 100.
Q: A bird is building a nest from twigs. The bird has put twelve twigs together already to make a circle. For each twig it placed into the circle, it wants to weave in six more twigs to fill out the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped a third of the twigs it needs. How many twigs will the bird still need to find to finish its nest?
A: The bird wants 12 * 6 = 72 twigs to add to the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped 72 * 1 / 3 = 24 twigs. Thus, the bird will still need 72 - 24 = 48 twigs to finish the nest. The answer is 48.
Question: Saheed made four times as much money as Kayla. Kayla made $30 less than Vika. Vika made $84. How many dollars did Saheed make?
Answer: Kayla made $30 less than Vika = $84 - 30 = 54. Saheed made 4 * Kayla = 4 * 54 = 216. The answer is 216.
[Question]There are twice as many surfers on Malibu beach as in Santa Monica beach. If there are 20 surfers in Santa Monica, calculate the total number of surfers on the two beaches.
[Answer]If there are 20 surfers at Santa Monica, Malibu beach has twice as many surfers as Santa Monica has 2 * 20 = 40 surfers. Together, the two beaches have a total of 40 + 20 = 60 surfers. The answer is 60.
Q: A pencil costs $0.5 each and a folder costs $0.9 each. An office needs two dozen pencils and 20 pieces of folders. How much does it cost to buy the office supplies?
A: Two dozens of pencils are equal to 2 x 12 = 24 pencils. So the total cost of pencils is $0.5 x 24 = $12. The total cost of folders is $0.9 x 20 = $18. Thus, the cost to buy the office supplies is $12 + $18 = $30. The answer is 30.
Question: Joseph gave 23 cards to each of his 15 students and had 12 cards left. How many cards did Joseph have at first?
Answer:
He gave 23 cards each to 15 students for a total of 23 * 15 = 345 cards. He has 12 cards left, so originally the number of cards was 345 + 12 = 357 cards. The answer is 357.