Question: When Jeffrey walks, for every three steps forward, he takes two steps backwards. Therefore, if the distance between the house and the mailbox is 66 steps, what is the total number of steps Jeffrey takes when he goes from the house to the mailbox?
Answer: For every 3 steps forward, he adds 2 more backwards so each 'step' gained costs 5 actual steps. 66 steps distance * 5 steps moved = 330 steps total. The answer is 330.
[Question]A snake's head is one-tenth its length. If a snake is 10 feet long, calculate the length of the rest of its body minus the head.
[Answer]A snake's head is one - tenth its length, which is 1 / 10 * 10 = 1 foot. Since the snake's head is 1 foot, the rest of its body is 10 - 1 = 9 feet long. The answer is 9.
Q: During one game, a total of 50 people attended a baseball team's games. Forty percent and thirty-four percent of the audiences are supporters of the first and second teams, respectively. How many people attended the game did not support either of the teams?
A: 50 x 60 / 100 = 30 people support the first team. 50 x 34 / 100 = 17 people support the second team. So, a total of 30 + 17 = 47 people supported the first and second teams. Thus, 50 - 47 = 3 people did not support either team. The answer is 3.
Question: Jose bought 20,000 square meters of land and needs to divide it equally with his four siblings. How much land, in the square meters, will Jose have after dividing it with his siblings?
Answer: The land will be divided into 1 (Jose) + 4 siblings = 5 pieces. So, Jose will have 20,000 / 5 = 4000 square meters of land. The answer is 4000.
[Question]In a factory, there are 300 employees. 200 of them earn $12 per hour. Of the rest, 40 of them earn $14 per hour. All others earn $17 per hour. What is the cost to employ all these people for one 8-hour long shift?
[Answer]The cost of the 200 employees is 200 employees * $12 / employee / hour = $2400 per hour. The cost of the 40 employees is 40 employees * $14 / employee / hour = $560 per hour. The rest means 300 employees - 200 employees - 40 employees = 60 employees. These 60 employees' employment costs are at 60 employees * $17 / employee / hour = $1020 per hour. So in total all employees earn $2400 / hour + $560 / hour + $1020 / hour = $3980 / hour. During an 8 - hour shift, this cost would be at 8 hours * $3980 / hour = $31840. The answer is 31840.
[Question]There were 18 stamps in Parker's scrapbook. If Addie put one fourth of her 72 stamps in Parker's scrapbook, how many stamps does he have now?
[Answer]
Addie put 72 / 4 = 18 stamps in the scrapbook. Parker now has 18 + 18 = 36 stamps in his scrapbook. The answer is 36.