Question: There are 88 dogs in a park. 12 of the dogs are running. Half of them are playing with toys. A fourth of them are barking. How many dogs are not doing anything?
Answer: 88 / 2 = 44 dogs are playing with toys. 88 / 4 = 22 dogs are barking. 88 - 12 - 44 - 22 = 10 dogs are not doing anything. The answer is 10.
[Question]Alyssa and Chelsea jointly bought 40 candles to decorate their room. Alyssa used half of them, and Chelsea used 70% of the remaining candles. How many candles are there in the room now?
[Answer]Alyssa used half of the candles, which is 1 / 2 * 40 = 20 candles. The number of candles that remained is 40 - 20 = 20. Chelsea used 70% of the remaining candles, a total of 70 / 100 * 20 = 14 candles. The total number of candles in the room now is 40 - 20 - 14 = 6. The answer is 6.
Q: Lidia has a collection of books. Her collection is four times bigger than the collection which her friend Susan has. In total Susan and Lidia, both have 3000 books. How many books does Susan have in her collection?
A: Let x be the number of books in Susan's collection. The collection of both Susan and Lidia would then be 4 * x + x = 3000. 5 * x = 3000. x = 600. The answer is 600.
Question: Last week, Mr. Sanchez bought 6 feet of rope for their class activity. He found that he lacks rope for the activity so this week, he bought 4 feet less than last week. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, how many inches of ribbon did Mr. Sanchez buy in all?
Answer: Mr. Sanchez bought 6 - 4 = 2 feet of rope. He bought a total of 6 + 2 = 8 feet of rope. In inches, this is equal to 8 x 12 = 96. The answer is 96.
[Question]Thomas has been saving $40 in the bank every month for six years. His friend Joseph has been saving 2/5 times less money per month. How much money are they having in their savings account altogether?
[Answer]Thomas has been saving for six years, and since each year has 12 months, he has been making savings for 6 * 12 = 72 months. Since Thomas has been saving $40 in the bank every month for six years, he has saved 72 * $40 = $2880. Joseph has been saving 2 / 5 times less money per month than Thomas, meaning he has been saving 2 / 5 * $40 = $16 less per month. The total amount of money that Joseph has been saving per month is $40 - $16 = $24. In six years, Joseph has saved $24 * 72 = $1728. Together, they have saved a total of $2880 + $1728 = $4608. The answer is 4608.
[Question]Rose bought a plant with a 10% discount. If the price is $10, how much did Rose pay after the discount?
[Answer]
The plant has $10 x 10 / 100 = $1 discount. So, Rose paid $10 - $1 = $9 for the plant. The answer is 9.