[Question]Three cats sat on a fence, meowing at the moon. The first cat meowed 3 times per minute. The second cat meowed twice as frequently as the first cat. And the third cat meowed at one-third the frequency of the second cat. What is the combined total number of meows the three cats make in 5 minutes?
[Answer]The second cat meowed twice as frequently as the three meows per minute from the first cat, for a total of 2 * 3 = 6 meows per minute. The third cat meowed at one - third the frequency of the second cat, for a total of 6 / 3 = 2 meows per minute. Thus, combined, the three cats meow 3 + 6 + 2 = 11 times per minute. In five minutes, the three cats meow 5 * 11 = 55 times. The answer is 55.
Q: A farmer has twice as many pigs as cows, and 4 more cows than goats. If the farmer has 56 animals total, how many goats does he have?
A: Let x be the number of goats. Cows:4 + x. Pigs:2(4 + x) = 8 + 2x. Total:x + 4 + x + 8 + 2x = 56. 4x + 12 = 56. 4x = 44. x = 11 goats. The answer is 11.
Question: 4.5 gallons of coffee were divided among 18 thermoses. Genevieve drank 3 thermoses. How many pints of coffee did Genevieve drink?
Answer: 4.5 gallons = 4.5 * 8 pints = 36 pints. 36 / 18 = 2 pints. Genevieve drank 2 * 3 = 6 pints of coffee. The answer is 6.
[Question]A movie theater has 6 screens which show movies back-to-back all day. If the movie theater is open for 8 hours, and each movie lasts 2 hours, how many movies are shown in total throughout the day?
[Answer]Each screen shows movies all day, which means each screen shows 8 hours / day / 2 hours per movie = 4 movies / day. So in total, the movie theater shows 6 screens * 4 movies / day = 24 movies. The answer is 24.
Q: When Harriett vacuumed the sofa and chair she found 10 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 nickels, and 5 pennies. How much money did Harriett find?
A: She found 10 quarters that are $0.25 each so she found 10 * .25 = $2.50. She found 3 dimes that are $0.10 each so she found 3 * .10 = $0.30. She found 3 nickels that are $0.05 each so she found 3 * .05 = $0.15. She found 5 pennies that are $0.01 each so she found 5 * .01 = $0.05. All total she found 2.50 + .30 + .15 + .05 = $3.00 in change. The answer is 3.
Question: Ever since she was a little girl, Sheila has dreamed of traveling the world. To help fund her dream, she bought a large piggy bank in December and started saving. By last week, she had saved $3,000. Pleased with her progress, she has decided to continue saving $276 per month, for 4 years. Today, Sheila's family secretly added $7,000 into the piggy bank. At the end of 4 years, how much money will be in Sheila's piggy bank?
Answer:
Today, Sheila's piggy bank has $3000 + $7000 = $10000. Sheila will be saving for 4 years which is equivalent to 12 months / year * 4 years = 48 months. In 4 years, she will save $276 / month * 48 months = $13248. The piggy bank will have a total of $10,000 + $13,248 = $23248. The answer is 23248.