Q: Sophie buys five cupcakes at $2 each, six doughnuts at $1 each, four slices of apple pie at $2 per slice, and fifteen cookies at $0.60 each. How much does she spend in all?
A: Five cupcakes cost 5 x $2 = $10. Six doughnuts cost 6 x $1 = $6. Four slices of apple pie cost 4 x $2 = $8. And, fifteen cookies cost 15 x $0.60 = $9. Therefore, Sophie spends $10 + $6 + $8 + $ 9 = $33. The answer is 33.
Question: Ashley and her family went to the movies on Saturday. Children's tickets cost $4.25 and adult tickets cost $3.25 more. They were given a $2 discount for buying more than 3 tickets. How much did they spend if they bought two adult tickets and four children's tickets?
Answer: The adult tickets cost $4.25 + $3.25 = $7.50. So two adult tickets cost $7.50 x 2 = $15. Four children's tickets cost $4.25 x 4 = $17. So the total cost of all the tickets amounted to $15 + $17 = $32. The family had a discount, so they paid a total of $32 - $2 = $30. The answer is 30.
[Question]Gary is buying chlorine for his rectangular pool, which is 10 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. Gary needs to buy one quart of chlorine for every 120 cubic feet of water in his pool. If chlorine costs $3 a quart, how much does Gary spend on chlorine?
[Answer]First find the volume of the pool by multiplying the length by the width by the height: 10 ft * 8 ft * 6 ft = 480 cubic feet. Then divide the volume of the pool by the number of cubic feet one quart of chlorine can sterilize: 480 cubic feet / 120 cubic feet / quart = 4 quarts. Then multiply the number of quarts Gary needs to buy by the price per quart to find out how much money he spends: $3 / quart * 4 quarts = $12. The answer is 12.
Q: At Ken's local store, a pound of steak is going for $7. He decides to get two pounds. At the till, he pays using a $20 bill. How much money will he get back?
A: 2 pounds of steak will cost Ken 2 * 7 = 14 dollars. Subtracting that amount from $20 will give 20 - 14 = 6 dollars. Ken will therefore get 6 dollars back. The answer is 6.
Question: Amelia has laundry to do. She has a load of whites that will take 72 minutes in the washing machine and 50 minutes in the dryer. She has a load of darks that will take 58 minutes in the washing machine and 65 minutes in the dryer. She has a load of colors that will take 45 minutes in the washer and 54 minutes in the dryer. If she does one load at a time, how long will it take her to wash and dry all three loads, in minutes?
Answer: It will take her 72 minutes in the washer + 50 minutes in the dryer = 122 minutes for the whites. It will take her 58 minutes in the washer + 65 minutes in the dryer = 123 minutes for the darks. It will take her 45 minutes in the washer + 54 minutes in the dryer = 99 minutes for the colors. Altogether, it will take 122 minutes for whites + 123 minutes for darks + 99 minutes for colors = 344 minutes to do the laundry. The answer is 344.
Q: Abigail built 10 fences. Each fence took her 30 minutes to build. If she builds fences for the next 8 hours, how many fences would she have built in total?
A:
8 * 60 = 480 minutes are in the next 8 hours. Abigail builds 480 / 30 = 16 fences. Abigail will have built 10 + 16 = 26 fences in total. The answer is 26.