Q: Tyson played basketball on the schoolyard. He scored three points fifteen times, and two points twelve times. He also scored one point some number of times. How many times did he score one point, if in total he scored 75 points?
A: Tyson scored three points fifteen times, which would be 3 * 15 = 45 points. He also scored two points twelve times, which would give him a score of 2 * 12 = 24. So Tyson scored 75 - 45 - 24 = 6 points, by one point each. The answer is 6.
Question: Mark has 12 candy bars in total between Mars bars, Snickers, and Butterfingers. He has 3 Snickers and 2 Mars bars. How many Butterfingers does he have?
Answer: Not counting Butterfingers Mark has 3 + 2 = 5 candy bars. So Mark has 12 - 5 = 7 Butterfingers. The answer is 7.
[Question]David finished his homework in 60 minutes. He spent 15 minutes on his math homework and 18 minutes on his spelling homework. He spent the rest of the time reading for his daily reading log. How many minutes did he spend reading?
[Answer]He spent 15 + 18 = 33 minutes doing homework. David spent 60 - 33 = 27 minutes reading. The answer is 27.
Q: There are 19 students in the 3rd grade and twice that number in the 4th grade. There are 10 boys and 19 girls in the 2nd grade. How many students are there in total?
A: In the third grade, there are 19 students. In the fourth grade, there are 2 19 = 38 students. Counting the boys and girls in the second grade, there are 10 + 19 = 29. There are 19 + 38 + 29 = 86 students in total. The answer is 86.
Question: A developer was buying land. He bought 4 acres at $1,863 per acre. He then split the land he purchased into 9 lots. How much should he sell each lot for just to break even?
Answer: His purchase cost is 4 acres * $1863 = $7452. He divided the land into 9 plots, so the price per lot would be $7452 / 9 = $828. The answer is 828.
Q: James listens to super-fast music. It is 200 beats per minute. He listens to 2 hours of music a day. How many beats does he hear per week?
A:
He listens to 2 * 60 = 120 minutes of music a day. So he hears 200 * 120 = 24000 beats per day. That means he hears 24,000 * 7 = 168,000 beats per week. The answer is 168000.