Q: There are 48 crayons in the box. Kiley takes 1/4 of them away. Joe takes away half of the remaining crayons, how many crayons are left?
A: Kiley takes 48 / 4 = 12 crayons. 48 - 12 = 36 crayons remain. Joe takes 36 / 2 = 18 crayons. 36 - 18 = 18 crayons left. The answer is 18.
Question: James binges on Cheezits and eats 3 bags that are 2 ounces each. There are 150 calories in an ounce of Cheezits. He then goes for a 40-minute run and burns 12 calories per minute. How many excess calories did he eat?
Answer: He ate 2 * 3 = 6 ounces of cheez its. That means he ate 6 * 150 = 900 calories. He burned 40 * 12 = 480 calories. So he ate an excess of 900 - 480 = 420 calories. The answer is 420.
[Question]One afternoon, Rachelle, Gretchen and Rocky threw pennies into the fountain and made wishes. Rachelle threw 180 pennies into the fountain. Gretchen threw half as many pennies into the fountain as Rachelle and Rocky threw in one-third as many pennies as Gretchen. What was the total number of pennies thrown into the fountain by the three of them?
[Answer]Gretchen threw half as many pennies into the fountain as did Rachelle, for a total of 180 / 2 = 90 pennies. Rocky threw one - third as many as Gretchen, for a total of 90 / 3 = 30 pennies. In total, the three threw 180 + 90 + 30 = 300 pennies into the fountain. The answer is 300.
Q: Laura needs to buy window treatments for 3 windows in her house. She will need to buy a set of sheers and a set of drapes for each window. The sheers cost $40.00 a pair and the drapes cost $60.00 a pair. How much will the window treatments cost?
A: She needs a set of sheers that cost $40.00 and a set of drapes that cost $60.00 per window so that will cost her 40 + 60 = $100.00. She had 3 windows she needs window treatments for they cost her $100.00 each so 3 * 100 = $300.00. The answer is 300.
Question: The Martin family goes to the mall to get ice cream. A kiddie scoop is $3. A regular scoop is $4. A double scoop is $6. Mr. and Mrs. Martin each get the regular scoop. Their two children each get the kiddie scoop. Their three teenage children each get double scoops. How much money does Mrs. Martin pay the cashier?
Answer: The two regular scoops cost $4 x 2 = $8. The two kiddie scoops cost $3 x 2 = $6. The three double scoops cost $6 x 3 = $18. For all the ice creams they ordered, Mrs. Martin pays $8 + $6 + $18 = $32. The answer is 32.
Q: John decides to get gym memberships so he can get in shape. The gym close to his house is close but doesn't have everything he wants so he gets two different gym memberships. The cheap one costs $10 a month and has a sign-up fee of $50. The second gym is 3 times more expensive and it has a sign-up fee of 4 months membership. How much total did he pay in the first year for gym membership?
A:
The cheap gym cost 10 * 12 = $120 for monthly fees. So the total cost was 120 + 50 = $170. The more expensive gym cost 3 * 10 = $30 per month. That means the sign - up fee was 30 * 4 = $120. The monthly fees for the expensive gym comes out to 30 * 12 = $360 per year. So the total cost for the expensive gym was 360 + 120 = $480. So his total cost was 480 + 170 = $650. The answer is 650.