[Question]To make a cherry pie, Veronica needs 3 pounds of pitted cherries. There are 80 single cherries in one pound of cherries. It takes 10 minutes to pit 20 cherries. How many hours will it take Veronica to pit all the cherries?
[Answer]There are 80 cherries in a pound and she needs 3 pounds to make a pie so she needs 80 * 3 = 240 cherries. It takes her 10 minutes to pit a unit of 20 cherries. She has 240 / 20 = 12 units of cherries to pit. It takes 10 minutes to pit a unit of cherries and she has 12 units so it will take her 10 * 12 = 120 minutes. 60 minutes are in 1 hour and it takes her 120 minutes so that's 120 / 60 = 2 hours. The answer is 2.
Q: Jillian, Savannah, and Clayton were collecting shells on the beach. Jillian collected 29, Savannah collected 17, and Clayton collected 8. They decided that they wanted to give the shells to two of their friends who had just arrived. They put their shells together and distributed them evenly to each friend. How many shells did each friend get?
A: The kids collected 29 + 17 + 8 = 54 shells. If they distribute the shells evenly between 2 friends, 54 / 2 = 27 shells for each friend. The answer is 27.
Question: Five coaster vans are used to transport students for their field trip. Each van carries 28 students, 60 of which are boys. How many are girls?
Answer: There are a total of 5 vans x 28 students = 140 students. If 60 are boys, then 140 - 60 = 80 of these students are girls. The answer is 80.
[Question]Karen's work tote bag is twice the weight of her husband Kevin's briefcase when the briefcase is empty. When Kevin puts his laptop and work papers in his briefcase, it is twice the weight of Karen's tote. Kevin's work papers are a sixth of the weight of the contents of his full briefcase. If Karen's tote weighs 8 pounds, how many more pounds does Kevin's laptop weigh than Karen's tote?
[Answer]Kevin's full briefcase is 2 * 8 = 16 pounds. His empty briefcase is 8 / 2 = 4 pounds. The contents of his briefcase weigh 16 - 4 = 12 pounds. His work papers weigh 12 / 6 = 2 pounds. Thus, his laptop weighs 12 - 2 = 10 pounds. Therefore, Kevin's laptop weighs 10 - 8 = 2 pounds more than Karen's tote. The answer is 2.
Q: The age of Gladys is equal to twice the sum of the ages of Billy and Lucas. Billy is 3 times younger than Gladys who is 30 years old now. How old will Lucas be three years from now?
A: Billy's age is 30 / 3 = 10 years old. The sum of the ages of Billy and Lucas is 30 / 2 = 15. So, Lucas is 15 - 10 = 5 years old now. Therefore, Lucas will be 5 + 3 = 8 years old three years from now. The answer is 8.
Question: Reggie and his brother are having a basketball shooting contest. They each get to take 10 shots. Layups are worth 1 point, free throws are worth 2 points, and anything further away is worth 3 points. Reggie makes 3 layups, two free throws, and one long shot. His brother only shoots long shots and makes 4 of them. How many points does Reggie lose by?
Answer:
Reggie makes 3 points off layups because 3 x 1 = 3. Reggie makes 4 points off free - throws because 2 x 2 = 4. Reggie makes 3 points off long shots because 1 x 3 = 3. Reggie scores 10 points because 3 + 4 + 3 = 10. His brother scores 12 points because 4 x 3 = 12. Reggie loses by 2 because 12 - 10 = 2. The answer is 2.