Question: A tractor trailer has a load of 50000 pounds. 10% of the weight gets unloaded at the first store, and 20% of the remaining load is removed at the second store. How much weight, in pounds, is left on the truck after the two deliveries?
Answer: First Store:50000(.10) = 5000. 50000 - 5000 = 45000 pounds. Second Store:45000(.20) = 9000. 45000 - 9000 = 36000 pounds. The answer is 36000.
[Question]Erwin eats 2 chocolates on weekdays and 1 chocolate on weekends. He ate 24 chocolates in total. How many weeks did it take to finish all the chocolate?
[Answer]On weekdays he eats 5 * 2 = 10 chocolates. On weekends he eats 2 * 1 = 2 chocolates. He eats 10 + 2 = 12 chocolates in a week. It takes 24 / 12 = 2 weeks to finish all the chocolate. The answer is 2.
Q: Cole wants to fence his backyard on three sides. His backyard is 9 feet along the sides and 18 feet along the back. The neighbor behind him agreed to pay for half of their shared side of his fence, and the neighbor on his left agreed to pay for a third of their shared side. Fencing costs $3 per foot. How much does Cole have to pay for the fence?
A: Cole has to pay 3 * 9 = $27 for one side of the side fence. For the shared left fence, he has to pay two - thirds of 27, so he has to pay 27 * 2 / 3 = $18. The shared back fence will cost 3 * 18 = $54. He has to pay for half the back fence, so it will cost 54 / 2 = $27. Thus, Cole has to pay 18 + 27 + 27 = $72 for the fence. The answer is 72.
Question: Greta, George and Gloria entered their turtles in the Key West Turtle Race. Greta's turtle finished the race in 6 minutes. George's turtle finished 2 minutes quicker than Greta's. Gloria's turtle took twice as long as George's turtle. How long did it take Gloria's turtle to finish the race?
Answer: George's turtle finished 2 minutes quicker than Greta's so 6 - 2 = 4 minutes to finish. Gloria's turtle took twice as long as George's turtle, who finished in 4 minutes so 2 * 4 = 8 minutes. The answer is 8.
[Question]Julie is reading a 120-page book. Yesterday, she was able to read 12 pages and today, she read twice as many pages as yesterday. If she wants to read half of the remaining pages tomorrow, how many pages should she read?
[Answer]Maila read 12 x 2 = 24 pages today. So she was able to read a total of 12 + 24 = 36 pages since yesterday. There are 120 - 36 = 84 pages left to be read. Since she wants to read half of the remaining pages tomorrow, then she should read 84 / 2 = 42 pages. The answer is 42.
[Question]Cara is at her family reunion, where she discovers that she is 20 years younger than her mom. Her mom is 15 years younger than Cara's Grandmother. If Cara's grandmother is 75, how old is Cara?
[Answer]
Cara's mom: 75 - 15 = 60 years old. Cara: 60 - 20 = 40 years old. The answer is 40.