Q: Teddy is a pillow-maker. He uses 3 less than 5 pounds of fluffy foam material to make each pillow. If Teddy has three tons of fluffy foam material, how many pillows can he make?
A: Three less than 5 is 5 - 3 = 2. Since one ton is 2000 pounds, three tons is 2000 * 3 = 6000 pounds. Thus, in 6000 pounds, he can make 6000 / 2 = 3000 pillows. The answer is 3000.
Question: Xavier needs 84 paper plates for a housewarming party. He already has 21 green plates and 28 red plates. How many more plates should Xavier buy?
Answer: The total number of green and red plates is 28 + 21 = 49. Xavier should buy 84 49 = 35 more plates. The answer is 35.
[Question]Michael has two brothers. His oldest brother is 1 year older than twice Michael's age when Michael was a year younger. His younger brother is 5 years old, which is a third of the age of the older brother. What is their combined age?
[Answer]The oldest brother is 15 because 3 x 5 = 15. Michael is 8 because if 1 + (Michael's age - 1) x 2 = 15 then Michael's age = 8. Their combined age is 28 because 5 + 15 + 8 = 28. The answer is 28.
Q: Nigel won $45 but gave some away. His mother gave him $80 more. If now Nigel has $10 more than twice the amount he originally had, how much money did he give away?
A: Twice the amount Nigel originally had is 2 * 45 = 90 dollars. Now, Nigel has 10 dollars more, meaning that he has 10 + 90 = 100 dollars. Before his mother gave him 80 dollars, he had been left with 100 - 80 = 20 dollars. This means that Nigel gave away 45 - 20 = 25 dollars. The answer is 25.
Question: A crayon box has 24 crayons total. 8 crayons are red, 6 crayons are blue, there are 2/3 the number of green crayons as blue crayons, and the rest of the crayons are pink. How many crayons are pink?
Answer: There are 2 / 3 green crayons * 6 blue crayons = 4 green crayons. The pink crayons left in the box are 24 crayons total - 8 red - 6 blue - 4 green = 6 pink crayons. The answer is 6.
Q: Ronald wants to make profits by re-selling some phones he bought a week ago. He bought 200 units for just $3000, and he wants to gain a third of the initial investment in profits when all units are sold. Including the profit margin, what will be the selling price for each phone?
A:
The profit Ronald wants is $3000 / 3 = $1000. The profit per phone sold will be $1000 / 200 phones = $5 / phone. The cost of each phone is $3000 / 200 phones = $15 / phone. The selling price including the profit will be $15 / phone + $5 / phone = $20. The answer is 20.