Q: John goes to the market with 100. He buys a roast for 17 and vegetables for 11. How much money does he have left?
A: He spent 17 + 11 = 28. So, he still has 100 28 = 72 remaining. The answer is 72.
Question: Village Foods sells good food at a fair price. Their specialty is fresh vegetables. If they get 500 customers per month, and each customer purchases 2 heads of lettuce for $1 each and 4 tomatoes for $0.5 apiece, then how much money, in dollars, will the store receive in sales of lettuce and tomatoes per month?
Answer: 2 heads of lettuce at $1 apiece is 2 * $1 = $2. 4 tomatoes at $0.50 apiece is 4 * $0.5 = $2. Thus, each customer purchases $2 + $2 = $4 in lettuce and tomatoes per month. Therefore, if 500 customers per month spend $4 on lettuce and tomatoes, then the store will receive $4 * 500 = $2000 per month on sales of lettuce and tomatoes. The answer is 2000.
[Question]Liz's basketball team is down by 20 points in the final quarter of their game. Liz goes on a shooting spree, sinking 5 free throw shots, 3 three-pointers, and 4 other jump shots. The other team only scores 10 points that quarter, and none of Liz's teammates manage to score any points. How much does Liz's team lose by at the end of the game?
[Answer]Each free throw counts as 1 point, so 5 successful free throws means she scores 5 * 1 = 5 points. Each 3 pointer counts as 3 points, so this means Liz scores 3 * 3 = 9 points from 3 pointers. Each jump shot counts as 2 points, meaning Liz scores 4 * 2 = 8 points of jump shots. Liz's opponents score 10 points during the quarter, meaning their lead is 30 points in total before accounting for Liz's scoring. Liz scores a total of 5 + 9 + 8 = 22 points in the quarter. This amount is subtracted from the lead of Liz's opponents, meaning they win by 30 - 22 = 8 points. The answer is 8.
Q: A dog is being treated for fleas. One flea treatment gets rid of half the fleas. After four treatments, the dog has 14 fleas left. How many more fleas did the dog have before the flea treatments than after?
A: After three treatments, the dog had 14 * 2 = 28 fleas. After two treatments, the dog had 28 * 2 = 56 fleas. After one treatment, the dog had 56 * 2 = 112 fleas. Before any treatments, the dog had 112 * 2 = 224 fleas. Thus, the dog had 224 - 14 = 210 more fleas before the treatments than after. The answer is 210.
Question: There is a playground that is surrounded by a square fence that has a side length of 27 yards. There is a 12 yard by 9 yard garden that has fencing around it. How many yards of fencing do the playground and garden have together?
Answer: 27 * 4 = 108 yards. 2 * (12 + 9) = 42 yards. 108 + 42 = 150 yards. The playground and garden have a combined fence length of 150 yards. The answer is 150.
Q: There are 36 seagulls on the roof of the Taco Bell. Kids scare 1/4 of them away by throwing stones, and 1/3 of the remaining birds decide to fly to McDonald's parking lot. How many seagulls are left?
A:
First find how many birds get scared away by kids: 36 seagulls / 4 = 9 seagulls. Then subtract that number from the starting total: 36 seagulls - 9 seagulls = 27 seagulls. Then divide that number by 3: 27 seagulls / 3 = 9 seagulls. Then subtract that number from the 27 seagulls to find the final number of seagulls: 27 seagulls - 9 seagulls = 18 seagulls. The answer is 18.