Answer this question:Sue is traveling from New York to San Francisco, 16 hours later after landing in New York from New Orleans. If the journey from New Orleans to New York took 3/4 times as much time as she takes to travel from New York to San Francisco, and she lands in San Francisco 24 hours later after departing from New York, calculate the total time she took to reach San Francisco from New Orleans?
To travel from New Orleans to New York, Sue took 3 / 4 * 24 hours = 18 hours. If she stayed in New York for 16 hours, Sue's total time to travel from New Orleans to San Francisco is: 18 hours from New Orleans to New York + 16 hours in New York + 24 hours from New York to San Francisco = 58 hours.
The answer is 58.

Answer this question:When all her clothes are washed and in her closet, Brie has 12 blouses, 6 skirts, and 8 slacks. Today in her hamper, she has 75% of her blouses, 50% of her skirts, and 25% of her slacks. How many pieces of clothing will she need to put in the washer?
In her hamper, Brie has 12 x 75% = 9 blouses. In her hamper, she has 6 x 50% = 3 skirts. In the hamper, she has 8 x 25% = 2 slacks. She will need to wash 9 + 3 + 2 = 14 pieces of clothes.
The answer is 14.

Answer this question:Missy had a giant piggy bank in her bedroom. Every day she would search the house for change to put in her bank. After 4 years, the bank was opened and it contained $450 in change. If the second, third, and fourth-year she doubled the amount of money she put in the bank from the amount she had put in the previous year, how much money, in dollars, did she put in the bank the first year?
We let x be the amount of money she put in the bank the first year,. Then the second year was 2 * x,. and the third year was 2 * 2 * x = 4 * x,. and the fourth year was 2 * 2 * 2 * x = 8 * x. And the total amount she put in the bank, $450, is the sum of all four years, or $450 = x + (2 * x) + (4 * x) + (8 * x). This simplifies to $450 = 15 * x. And therefore, the amount of money she put in the bank the first year was x = $30.
The answer is 30.

Answer this question:Bret takes a 9 hour train ride to go to Boston. He spends 2 hours reading a book, 1 hour to eat his dinner, and 3 hours watching movies on his computer. How many hours does he have left to take a nap?
For all his activities on the train, Bret spends 2 + 1 + 3 = 6 hours. For his nap, he has 9 - 6 = 3 hours left.
The answer is 3.