[Question]Mason is three times younger than Sydney and Sydney is six years younger than Mason's father. If Mason is 20 years old, how old is his father?
[Answer]Sydney is 20 * 3 = 60 years old. Mason's father is 60 + 6 = 66 years old. The answer is 66.
Q: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended no more than 2 hours of screen time each day for children. Mrs. Merril wants to follow a 2-hour screen time for her child. How many minutes will she allow her child to use his gadget this evening if he already used his gadget for 45 minutes in the morning?
A: Mrs. Merril wants to follow 2 hours x 60 minutes / hour = 120 minutes screen time. Since her child already used up 45 minutes, he is allowed to use his gadget this evening for 120 minutes - 45 minutes = 75 minutes. The answer is 75.
Question: A farmer planted 30 rows of tomatoes with 10 plants in each row. Each tomato plant yields 20 pieces of tomatoes. How many pieces of tomatoes can the farmer get from all his planted tomatoes?
Answer: The farmer planted a total of 30 x 10 = 300 tomato plants. Thus, the farmer can get 300 x 20 = 6000 pieces of tomatoes. The answer is 6000.
[Question]Two sisters go to the movies. Movie tickets are $8 per person. If the sisters brought $25 with them, how much change will they receive after buying the tickets?
[Answer]Movie tickets cost for two people is $8 x 2 = $16. The sisters will receive change of $25 - $16 = $9. The answer is 9.
Q: George is about to celebrate his 25th birthday. Since his 15th birthday, he's been given a special $1 bill from his parents. They told him that on his 25th birthday, for every bill he still has, they will give him $1.5 in exchange. He spent 20% of his special bills. How much will he receive from his parents when he exchanges them?
A: He received 10 special bills because 25 - 15 = 10. He has 80% of them left because 100 - 20 = 80. He has 8 left because 10 x .8 = 8. His parents will give her $12 for them because 8 x 1.5 = 12. The answer is 12.
Question: Mike decides to develop a plot of land. He bought 200 acres for $70 per acre. After development, he sold half of the acreage for $200 per acre. How much profit did he make?
Answer:
He bought the land for 200 * 70 = $14000. He sold 200 / 2 = 100 acres. He got 100 * 200 = $20,000 from selling this. So he made a profit of 20,000 - 14,000 = $6,000. The answer is 6000.