Question: Nellie had 380 legos, but she lost 57 of them and gave her sister 24 legos. How many legos does she have now?
Answer: After losing 57 legos, Nellie has 380 - 57 = 323 legos. After giving her sister 24 legos Nellie has 323 - 24 = 299 legos. The answer is 299.
[Question]Stephen ordered 2 large pizzas, both cut into 12 slices. He ate 25% of the pizza. His friend Pete ate 50% of the remaining pizza. How many slices are left over?
[Answer]He ordered 2 pizzas, each cut into 12 slices so that's 2 * 12 = 24 slices. Stephen ate 25% of the pizza so he ate .25 * 24 = 6 slices. That leaves 24 - 6 = 18 slices. 18 slices are left and Pete eats 50% of 18 slices so he eats 18 * .50 = 9 slices. If there were 18 slices and Pete ate 9 slices then there are 18 - 9 = 9 slices left over. The answer is 9.
Q: Simon and Peter have a big stamp collection. Simon collects red stamps and Peter collects white stamps. Simon has 30 red stamps and Peter has 80 white stamps. If the red stamps are then sold for 50 cents each and the white stamps are sold for 20 cents each, what is the difference in the amount of money they make in dollars?
A: Red stamps are 50 cents each and for 30 stamps, Simon would get 50 * 30 = 1500 cents. White stamps are 20 cents each and for 80 stamps, Peter would get 20 * 80 = 1600 cents. The difference in cents is 1600 - 1500 = 100 cents. One dollar equals 100 cents, so the difference in dollars is 100 / 100 = $1. The answer is 1.
Question: Gretchen is a scuba diver. She likes to hunt for treasure on the ocean's floor, but when she finds something to keep, she must carry it back to the surface of the water to give it to her shipmate on the boat. She can only carry 3 objects at a time while she swims underwater. If she finds 17 objects underwater, what is the fewest number of trips to the surface of the water she must take to carry all 17 objects to the boat?
Answer: To carry 17 objects, three at a time, it takes 17 / 3 = 5 and 2 / 3 loads. This calculation means that she takes 5 trips carrying 3 objects per trip, and then she takes one additional trip carrying only two objects. Thus, in reality, she takes 5 + 1 = 6 trips to the surface. The answer is 6.
[Question]Anna spent 1/4 of her money, and now she has $24 left. How much did she have originally?
[Answer]Let X be the amount Anna had originally. She spent X * 1 / 4 and has X - X * 1 / 4 = $24 left. Combining like terms, we get X * 3 / 4 = $24. Dividing both sides by 3 / 4, we get X = $32. The answer is 32.
[Question]Susan is playing a board game with 48 spaces from the starting space to the winning end space of the game. On the first turn, she moves forward eight spaces. On the second turn, she moves two spaces, but lands on a space that sends her back five spaces. On the third turn, she moves forward six more spaces. How many spaces does she have to move to reach the ending space and win the game?
[Answer]
In the first three turns, Susan has moved 8 + 2 - 5 + 6 = 11 spaces. Susan has 48 - 11 = 37 spaces to move to win the game. The answer is 37.