Q: Three snails raced across a rain-soaked sidewalk. The first snail raced at a speed of 2 feet per minute. The second snail raced at twice the speed of the first snail. And the third snail traveled at five times the rate of speed as the second snail. If it took the first snail 20 minutes to race all the way up the sidewalk, how long, in minutes, did it take for the third snail to race all the way up the sidewalk?
A: If the first snail traveled the distance in 20 minutes, then the second snail, traveling at twice the rate of speed, would take 20 / 2 = 10 minutes to complete the race. If the third snail raced at five times the speed of the second snail, then it would take the third snail 10 / 5 = 2 minutes to race all the way up the sidewalk. The answer is 2.
Question: A mother buys a box of sweets. She kept 1/3 of the sweets and divided the rest between her 3 children. The eldest got 8 sweets while the youngest got half as many. If there are 27 pieces of sweets in the box, how many sweets did the second child gets?
Answer: The mother kept 27 x 1 / 3 = 9 pieces of sweets. So there were 27 - 9 = 18 sweets that were divided between the 3 children. The youngest child got 8 / 2 = 4 sweets. So the eldest and the youngest got a total of 8 + 4 = 12 sweets. Therefore, the second child gets 18 - 12 = 6 sweets. The answer is 6.
[Question]Richard starts walking from Cincinnati to New York City, which is 70 miles. Richards walks 20 miles the first day. The next day he walks 6 miles less than half as much as he walked the first day. He walks 10 miles the third day. How many miles further does Richard have to walk to be in New York City?
[Answer]The second day Richard walks 20 / 2 - 6 = 4 miles. Richard walks 20 + 4 + 10 = 34 total miles. Richard has 70 - 34 = 36 miles further to walk to be in New York City. The answer is 36.
Q: Tamara, Nora, and Lulu have been saving to pay off a $40 debt. So far, Nora has saved five times what Lulu has, but three times Tamara's savings. Lulu has saved $6. If they pay off the debt and divide the remaining money equally, how many dollars will each girl get?
A: Nora has saved 5 * 6 = 30 dollars. This means that Tamara has saved 30 / 3 = 10 dollars. All together, they have saved 30 + 10 + 6 = 46 dollars. If they pay off the debt they will remain with 46 - 40 = 6 dollars. Dividing the remaining money equally will give each girl 6 / 3 = 2 dollars. The answer is 2.
Question: In a survey about the student's favorite sports, 40% said they like basketball, 10% like chess, 28% like soccer, and the rest said they like badminton. If 250 students were interviewed, how many students identified chess or basketball as their favorite sport?
Answer: The total percentage of students who said they like chess or basketball is 10% + 40% = 50%. So, 250 x 50 / 100 = 125 students like chess or basketball. The answer is 125.
Q: Dan is digging graves for a family killed by COVID-19. If it takes Dan 3 hours to dig an adult grave and 2 hours to dig a child's grave, how long does it take him to dig 5 adult graves and one child's grave?
A:
First find the total amount of time Dan spends digging adult graves: 3 hours / grave * 5 graves = 15 hours. Then add the time to dig the child's grave to find the total time he spends digging: 15 hours + 2 hours = 17 hours. The answer is 17.