[Question]There are 1250 pairs of shoes in the warehouse. There are 540 pairs that are blue. The rest are either green or purple. The number of green shoes is equal to the number of purple shoes. How many pairs of purple shoes are in the warehouse?
[Answer]1250 - 540 = 710. 710 / 2 = 355. There are 355 pairs of purple shoes in the warehouse. The answer is 355.
Q: John attends a protest for 4 days. He then attends a second protest for 25% longer than the first. How many days did he spend protesting?
A: The second protest was 4 * .25 = 1 day longer than the first. So the second protest was 4 + 1 = 5 days. Thus he spent 4 + 5 = 9 days protesting. The answer is 9.
Question: A box is 8 inches in height, 10 inches in width, and 12 inches in length. A wooden building block is 3 inches in height, 2 inches in width, and 4 inches in length. How many building blocks can fit into the box?
Answer: The volume of the box is 8 x 10 x 12 = 960 cu in. The volume of a wooden block is 3 x 2 x 4 = 24 cu in. 960 / 24 = 40 wooden blocks can fit into the box. The answer is 40.
[Question]Tommy wants to earn enough money to buy 8 new books. Each book costs $5. If Tommy already has $13, how much does he need to save up?
[Answer]The books will cost $40 because 8 x 5 = 40. He needs to save up $27 because 40 - 13 = 27. The answer is 27.
Q: John hits 70% of his free throws. For every foul he gets 2 shots. He gets fouled 5 times a game. How many free throws does he get if he plays in 80% of the 20 games the team plays?
A: John plays in 20 * .8 = 16 games. That means he gets fouled 16 * 5 = 80 fouls. So he gets 80 * 2 = 160 foul shots. So he makes 160 * .7 = 112 free throws. The answer is 112.
Question: Violet has 3 more than twice as many nails as Tickletoe. If Violet has 27 nails, how many nails do they have together?
Answer:
Violet has 27 - 3 = 24 nails, twice the number of nails that Tickletoe has. Therefore, Tickletoe has 1 / 2 * 24 = 12 nails. Together, Tickletoe and Violet have 12 + 27 = 39 nails. The answer is 39.