[Question]Cheryl got angry with her sister and decided to run away from home. She walked 2 miles every hour for 3 hours. Then she got homesick and walked back home. How many miles did Cheryl walk in total?
[Answer]Cheryl walked 2 miles x 3 hours = 6 miles. Once Cheryl was 6 miles away, she walked back home, another 6 miles, so she walked 6 + 6 = 12 miles. The answer is 12.
Q: A packet of candy sweets has 30 cherry-flavored sweets, 40 strawberry-flavored sweets, and 50 pineapple-flavored sweets. Aaron eats half of each of the flavored sweets and gives 5 cherry-flavored sweets to his friend. How many sweets are still in the packet of candy?
A: Aaron eats 1 / 2 * 30 sweets + 1 / 2 * 40 sweets + 1 / 2 * 50 sweets = 60 candy sweets. The packet of candy sweets still has 60 sweets - 5 sweets = 55 candy sweets. The answer is 55.
Question: Lola plays basketball on her school team. Her team scored twice at many points at their last home game than their first away game. At the second away game, they scored eighteen points more than the previous away game. At the third away game, they scored two more points than at their second. If Lola's team scored 62 points at their last home game, how many points do they have to score in their next game to bring their cumulative points up to four times the score from their last home game?
Answer: At their following away game, Lola's team scored half as many points as at their home game, so they scored 62 / 2 = 31 points. At the second away game, they scored 31 + 18 = 49 points. At the third away game, they scored 49 + 2 = 51 points. A cumulative score of four times their last home game is 4 * 62 = 248 points. Thus, Lola's team has to score 248 - 193 = 55 points to bring their cumulative points up to 248. The answer is 55.
[Question]Mary earns $20 washing cars and $40 walking dogs each month. If she puts half of that money away each month how long would it take her to save $150?
[Answer]Each month she makes 20 + 40 = $60. Every month she saves 60 / 2 = $30. To save $150 it will take her 150 / 30 = 5 months. The answer is 5.
Q: Mark wants to order a pair of slippers for his wife with her initials embroidered on top. The slippers are currently $50.00 and are 10% off. The embroidery will be $5.50 per shoe and shipping is a flat rate of $10.00. How much will the slippers cost?
A: The slippers are $50.00 and currently 10% off so that's 50 * .10 = $5.00 discount. The slippers are $50.00 with a $5.00 discount which makes them 50 - 5 = $45.00. The embroidery will be $5.50 per shoe, and 2 shoes make a pair so it will cost 5.50 * 2 = $11.00. The shoes are on sale for $45.00, the embroidery will be $11.00 and the shipping is $10.00 for a total of 45 + 11 + 10 = $66.00. The answer is 66.
Question: Ed and Jacob already had 2 shells in their shell collection. Then they went to the beach to collect even more. Ed found 7 limpet shells, 2 oyster shells, and 4 conch shells. Jacob found 2 more shells than Ed did. How many shells do the pair have altogether?
Answer:
Ed found 7 shells + 2 shells + 4 shells = 13 shells at the beach. Jacob found 13 shells + 2 shells = 15 shells at the beach. In total Ed and Jacob have 2 shells + 13 shells + 15 shells = 30 shells. The answer is 30.