[Question]Giorgio plans to make cookies for his class. There are 40 students and he plans to make 2 cookies per student. If 10% of his classmates want oatmeal raisin, then how many oatmeal raisin cookies will Giorgio make?
[Answer]40 students want oatmeal raisin because 40 x .1 = 4. He makes 8 oatmeal raisin cookies because 4 x 2 = 8. The answer is 8.
Q: A group of 5 children are taken to an amusement park. Only 3 of them were daring enough to get on the Ferris wheel which cost $5 per child. Everyone had a go at the merry-go-round (at $3 per child). On their way home, they bought 2 cones of ice cream each (each cone cost $8). How much did they spend altogether?
A: 3 children rode the Ferris wheel at $5 reach for a total of 3 * $5 = $15. 5 children rode the merry - go - round at $3 each for a total of 5 * $3 = $15. 5 children bought 2 cones of ice cream each at $8 per cone for a total of 5 * 2 * $8 = $80. In total, they spent $15 + $15 + $80 = $110. The answer is 110.
Question: Darcy washes and drys 20 shirts and 8 pairs of shorts. If he folds 12 of the shirts and 5 of the shorts, how many more remaining pieces of clothing does Darcy have to fold?
Answer: Darcy still has to fold 20 - 12 = 8 shirts. Darcy still has to fold 8 - 5 = 3 shorts. Darcy has to fold a total of 8 + 3 = 11 pieces of clothing. The answer is 11.
[Question]When Hannah was 6 years old, her age was double the age of her sister July. Now, 20 years later, if July's husband is 2 years older than her, how old is he?
[Answer]July was 6 / 2 = 3 years old when Hannah was 6. Now, July is 3 + 20 = 23 years old. July's husband is 23 + 2 = 25 years old. The answer is 25.
Q: Mr. Alonzo harvested 245.5 kg of tomatoes. He sold 125.5 kg to Mrs. Maxwell and 78 kg to Mr. Wilson. How many kilograms of tomatoes are not sold?
A: Mr. Alonzo was able to sell 125.5 + 78 = 203.5 kg of tomatoes. So, there are 245.5 - 203.5 = 42 kg unsold tomatoes. The answer is 42.
Question: Javier exercised for 50 minutes every day for one week. Sanda exercised for 90 minutes on each of three days. How many minutes did Javier and Sanda exercise in total?
Answer:
Javier = 50 * 7 = 350 minutes. Sanda = 90 * 3 = 270 minutes. Total = 350 + 270 = 620 minutes. Together Javier and Sanda exercised for 620 minutes. The answer is 620.