Question: Katie's mother wants to get granola bars for all the kids to eat after Katie's soccer game. There will be 30 kids playing soccer, including Katie. Katie's mother wants to get 2 granola bars for each kid, since the bars are not that big and she figures the kids will be very hungry. Each box of granola bars has 12 bars in it. How many boxes should Katie's mother buy?
Answer: There will be 30 kids playing soccer and 2 granola bars for each kid, 30 x 2 = 60 granola bars total. Each box of granola bars has 12 in it, so Katie's mother needs 60 granola bars / 12 bars each box = 5 boxes. The answer is 5.
[Question]Three builders build a single floor of a house in 30 days. If each builder is paid $100 for a single day's work, how much would it cost to hire 6 builders to build 5 houses with 6 floors each?
[Answer]6 builders can build a single floor 6 builders / 3 builders = 2 times as fast as 3 builders. Thus 6 builders would build a single floor in 30 days / 2 = 15 days. There are 5 hours x 6 floors / house = 30 floors in total in 5 houses with 6 floors each. Therefore 6 builders would complete the project in 15 days / floor x 30 floors = 450 days. It would cost 450 days x $100 / day / builder * 6 builders = $270000 to complete the project. The answer is 270000.
Q: Amy bakes muffins for her friends. On Monday, she brings 1 muffin to school to share. Each day for the rest of the week she brings one more muffin to school than she did the day before. If on Saturday she counts that there are 7 muffins left, how many did she originally bake?
A: On Tuesday, she brings in 1 + 1 = 2 muffins. On Wednesday, she brings in 2 + 1 = 3 muffins. On Thursday, she brings in 3 + 1 = 4 muffins. On Friday, she brings in 4 + 1 = 5 muffins. In total, she brought 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15 muffins to school to share with her friends. She baked a total of 15 + 7 = 22 muffins. The answer is 22.
Question: Macy has a goal of running a total of 24 miles per week. If she runs 3 miles per day, how many miles does Macy have left to run after 6 days so that she could meet her goal?
Answer: In 6 days, Macy is able to run 3 x 6 = 18 miles. Therefore, she has 24 18 = 6 miles left to run to meet her goal. The answer is 6.
[Question]Vince owns a hair salon and he earns $18 per head. His monthly expenses are $280 for rent and electricity and 20% of his earnings are allocated for recreation and relaxation. He will save the rest. How much does he save if he serves 80 customers a month?
[Answer]This month, Vince earns 80 x $18 = $1440. The amount he allocates for recreation and relaxation is 20 / 100 x $1440 = $288. Thus, his monthly expenses is $280 + $288 = $568. Therefore, he saves $1440 - $568 = $872. The answer is 872.
[Question]Jenna is making a costume for her role in Oliver Twist. She needs to make an overskirt and two petticoats. Each skirt uses a rectangle of material that measures 12 feet by 4 feet. She also needs to make a bodice that uses 2 square feet of material for the shirt and 5 square feet of fabric for each of the sleeves. If the material she uses costs $3 per square foot, how much does she spend on the material in total?
[Answer]
First find the amount of material needed for one skirt: 12 feet * 4 feet = 48 square feet. Then multiply that number by the number of skirts to find the total material used on the skirts: 48 square feet / skirt * 3 skirts = 144 square feet. Then find the total amount of material she uses for the sleeves: 5 square feet / sleeve * 2 sleeves = 10 square feet. Then add the amount of material she uses for each part of the dress to find the total amount of material: 10 square feet + 144 square feet + 2 square feet = 156 square feet. Then multiply the total amount of material by the cost per square foot to find the total cost: 156 square feet * $3 / square foot = $468. The answer is 468.