Q: A public official wants to donate 5 new soccer balls per each class in two schools. Each school has 4 elementary school classes and 5 middle school classes. How many soccer balls would the public official donate in all?
A: Each school has 4 + 5 = 9 classes. So, there are a total of 9 x 2 = 18 classes for the 2 schools. Therefore, the public official donates a total of 18 x 5 = 90 soccer balls. The answer is 90.
Question: An adult panda can eat 138 pounds of bamboo each day. A baby panda can eat 50 pounds of bamboo a day. How many pounds of bamboo will the pandas eat in a week?
Answer: An adult panda will eat 138 pounds of bamboo * 7 days = 966 pounds. A baby panda will eat 50 pounds * 7 days = 350 pounds. Total the pandas will eat 966 pounds + 350 = 1316 pounds of bamboo. The answer is 1316.
[Question]Monica and Michelle are combining their money to throw a party. Monica brings $15. Michelle brings $12. The cake costs 15 dollars, and soda is $3 a bottle. Each bottle of soda has 12 servings and they buy as many bottles of soda as they can afford. If there are 8 total guests, how many servings of soda does each get?
[Answer]They have $27 for the party because 15 + 12 = 27. They have $12 for soda because 27 - 15 = 12. They can buy 4 bottles of soda because 12 / 3 = 4. They have 48 servings of soda because 4 x 12 = 48. Each guest gets 6 servings because 48 / 8 = 6. The answer is 6.
Q: Dave bought 8 books about animals, 6 books about outer space, and 3 books about trains to keep him busy over the holidays. Each book cost $6. How much did Dave spend on the books?
A: Dave buys 8 books + 6 books + 3 books = 17 books in total. He has to spend 17 books $6 / book = $102 if he wants to buy all the books. The answer is 102.
Question: Joe found a new series to watch with a final season that will premiere in 10 days. The series has 4 full seasons already aired; each season has 15 episodes. To catch up with the season premiere he has to watch all episodes. How many episodes per day does Joe have to watch?
Answer: The total number of episodes is 4 seasons x 15 episodes / season = 60 episodes. Joe has to watch per day 60 episodes 10 days = 6 episodes / day. The answer is 6.
Q: A cobbler can mend 3 pairs of shoes in an hour. From Monday to Thursday, the cobbler works for 8 hours each day, and on Friday, he only works from 8am to 11am. How many pairs of shoes can the cobbler mend in a week?
A:
From Monday to Thursday, the cobbler can mend 3 x 8 = 24 pairs of shoes a day. From Monday to Thursday, he can mend 24 x 4 = 96 pairs of shoes. On Friday, he works for 11 - 8 = 3 hours. On Friday, he can mend 3 x 3 = 9 pairs of shoes. In a week, he can mend 96 + 9 = 105 pairs of shoes. The answer is 105.