Question: The student council sells scented erasers in the morning before school starts to help raise money for school dances. The local bookstore donated 48 boxes of erasers. There are 24 erasers in each box. If the student council sells the erasers for $0.75 each, how much money will they make?
Answer: There are 48 boxes x 24 erasers = 1,152 erasers. The student council will make 1,152 erasers x $0.75 = $864. The answer is 864.
[Question]Sam has 3 German Shepherds and 4 French Bulldogs. Peter wants to buy 3 times as many German Shepherds as Sam has and 2 times as many French Bulldogs as Sam has. How many dogs does Peter want to have?
[Answer]Peter wants to have 3 * 3 = 9 German Shepherd dogs. He wants to have 2 * 4 = 8 French Bulldogs. So, Peter wants to have 9 + 8 = 17 dogs. The answer is 17.
Q: Alan went to the market and bought 20 eggs at the price of $2 per egg. He bought 6 chickens for the price of $8 per chicken. How much money did Alan spend at the market?
A: The cost of 20 eggs is 20 * $2 = $40. The cost of 6 chickens is 6 * $8 = $48. The total amount Alan spent at the market is $40 + $48 = $88. The answer is 88.
Question: Jason has six fish in his aquarium. He realizes that every day the number of fish doubles. On the third day he takes out one-third of the fish. On the fifth day he takes out one-fourth of the fish. On the seventh day he adds 15 more fish. How many fish in total does he have?
Answer: Start by finding how many fish were in the aquarium on the third day 6 * 2 * 2 = 24. On day three, Jason took out one - third of the fish 24 / 3 = 8. So at the end of day three, he has 24 - 8 = 16 fish. On day five he has 16 * 2 * 2 = 64 fish, but he takes out one - fourth. So he took out 64 / 4 = 16 fishes. So at the end of day five, he has 64 - 16 = 48 fish. On day seven he has 48 * 2 * 2 = 192 fish. He adds in 15 more, so he has 192 + 15 = 207 fish in total. The answer is 207.
[Question]Pat is hunting for sharks to take photos. For every photo he takes he earns $15. He sees a shark about every 10 minutes. His boat fuel costs $50 an hour. If he shark hunts for 5 hours, how much money can he expect to make in profit?
[Answer]He will use $250 in fuel because 5 x 50 = 250. He will be shark hunting for 300 minutes because 5 x 60 = 300. He can expect to see 30 sharks because 300 / 10 = 30. He will make $450 off these photos because 30 x 15 = 450. He will make $200 in profit because 450 - 250 = 200. The answer is 200.
[Question]Ursula went to the store and bought butter, bread, a package of cheese, and tea. The bread was 2 times cheaper than the butter, while the price of the butter was 80% of the price of cheese. Tea was the most expensive and cost twice the price of a package of cheese. If the tea cost $10, how much did Ursula pay for her purchases?
[Answer]
The price of the tea was twice the price of the cheese, so the cheese cost was 10 / 2 = $5. The price of the butter was 80 / 100 * 5 = $4. If the bread was 2 times cheaper than butter, that means it cost 4 / 2 = $2. That means Ursula paid for all her shopping 2 + 4 + 5 + 10 = $21. The answer is 21.