[Question]Braelynn has 24 knives in her kitchen and twice as many teaspoons as knives. If she bought 1/3 as many additional knives and 2/3 as many additional teaspoons, what would be the total number of cutlery pieces she has in her kitchen?
[Answer]Braelynn bought 1 / 3 * 24 = 8 more knives to add to her kitchen. The total number of knives in her kitchen is now 24 + 8 = 32 knives. In her kitchen, Braelynn currently has 2 * 24 = 48 teaspoons. When she buys 2 / 3 times more teaspoons, the total number increases by 2 / 3 * 48 = 32. So she will have a total of 32 + 48 = 80 teaspoons. The total number of cutlery pieces Braelynn will have in her kitchen is 80 + 32 = 112. The answer is 112.
Q: Enrique earns a 15% commission on every piece of clothing item he sells. In one day he sells 2 $700.00 suits, 6 shirts that cost $50.00 each and 2 pairs of loafers that are $150.00 each. How much commission does Enrique earn?
A: He sells 2 suits that are $700.00 each for a total of 2 * 700 = $1,400.00. He sells 6 shirts that are $50.00 each for a total of 6 * 50 = $300.00. He sells 2 pairs of loafers that are $150.00 each for a total of 2 * 150 = $300.00. All total he sells 1400 + 300 + 300 = $2,000.00 worth of clothing. He gets a 15% commission off of the the $2,000.00 so he earns .15 * 2000 = $300.00. The answer is 300.
Question: A tree had 1000 leaves before the onset of the dry season, when it sheds all its leaves. In the first week of the dry season, the tree shed 2/5 of the leaves. In the second week, it shed 40% of the remaining leaves. In the third week, the tree shed 3/4 times as many leaves as it shed on the second week. Calculate the number of leaves the tree hadn't shed by the third week.
Answer: In the first week, the tree shed 2 / 5 * 1000 = 400 leaves. The number of leaves remaining on the tree at the end of the first week is 1000 - 400 = 600. In the second week, the tree shed 40 / 100 * 600 = 240 leaves. The number of leaves remaining on the tree is 600 - 240 = 360. The third week the tree shed 3 / 4 of its leaves, a total of 3 / 4 * 360 = 270 leaves. The number of leaves remaining on the tree is 360 - 270 = 90 leaves. The answer is 90.
[Question]Bruce's aunt gave him $71 to spend on clothes at the mall. He bought 5 shirts that cost $5 each and a pair of pants that cost $26. How much money does Bruce have left to buy more clothes?
[Answer]Bruce spent 5 * $5 on shirts = $25. Including the pants, Bruce spent $25 + $26 = $51. Since he began with $71, he has $71 - $51 spent = $20 remaining. The answer is 20.
Q: Martha is knitting winter clothes for her 3 grandchildren, who are all the same size (identical triplets.) Each set of clothes consists of a woolen hat, a scarf, a sweater, a pair of mittens, and a pair of wooly socks. She can knit a hat in 2 hours. A scarf takes her 3 hours. Each mitten takes her about an hour to knit. A sock takes an hour and a half. Each sweater takes her 6 hours. How long will it take her to knit all the outfits?
A: A pair of mittens takes 1 hour per mitten * 2 mittens = 2 hours. A pair of socks takes 1.5 hours per sock * 2 socks = 3 hours. So a complete outfit for each child takes 2 hours per hat + 3 hours per scarf + 2 hours per pair of mittens + 3 hours per pair of socks + 6 hours per sweater = 16 hours per outfit. So to knit winter outfits for all three of her grandchildren, Martha will take 3 outfits * 16 hours per outfit = 48 hours. The answer is 48.
Question: 40 kids are running a race. 10% of them pass the finish line in less than 6 minutes. Three times that number finish in less than 8 minutes. 1/6 of the remaining kids take more than 14 minutes. How many kids take more than 14 minutes?
Answer:
First find how many kids finish in under 6 minutes: 40 kids * 10% = 4 kids. Then triple that number to find how many finish in less than 8 minutes: 4 kids * 3 = 12 kids. Then subtract those two numbers from the total number of kids to find the number of remaining kids: 40 kids - 4 kids - 12 kids = 24 kids. Then divide that number by 6 to find how many kids take more than 14 minutes: 24 kids / 6 = 4 kids. The answer is 4.