Q: Jane bought pens for her three students. Each student received 62 red pens and 43 black pens. They pooled their pens together and took them from the pool whenever they needed them. After the first month, they had taken a total of 37 pens from the pool. After the second month, they had taken another 41 pens from the pool. Then Jane decided to split the remaining pens equally among them. How many pens will each student get now?
A: Each student got 62 + 43 = 105 pens to start with. They pooled them to get 105 * 3 = 315 pens in the pool. They took 37 pens in the first month, leaving 315 - 37 = 278 pens in the pool. They took 41 pens in the second month, leaving 278 - 41 = 237 pens in the pool. 237 pens were split into three equal parts to give 237 / 3 = 79 pens each. The answer is 79.
Question: Miles is going to spend 1/6 of a day reading. He will read comic books, graphic novels, and novels. He reads 21 pages an hour when he reads novels, 30 pages an hour when he reads graphic novels, and 45 pages an hour when he reads comic books. If he reads each for 1/3 of his time, how many pages does he read?
Answer: Miles will read for 4 hours because 24 x (1 / 6) = 4. He will read each type for 1 and 1 / 3 hours because 4 / 3 = 1 and 1 / 3. He will read 28 pages of novels because 21 x (1 and 1 / 3) = 28. He will read 40 pages of graphic novels because 30 x (1 and 1 / 3) = 40. He will read 60 pages of comic books because 45 x (1 and 1 / 3) = 60. He will read 128 pages in total because 28 + 40 + 60 = 128. The answer is 128.
[Question]Natasha has 3 times as much money as Carla, and Carla has twice as much money as Cosima. If Natasha has $60, and the three decide to buy goods worth the total amount they have and sell the goods at 7/5 of the buying price, how much profit would they make?
[Answer]If Natasha has $60, which is 3 times as much money as Carla, Carla has $60 / 3 = $20. Together, Carla and Natasha have $20 + $60 = $80. Carla has twice as much money as Cosima, meaning Cosima has $20 / 2 = $10. Combined, the three have $10 + $80 = $90. If they buy goods with the amount they have and sell at 7 / 5 of the buying price, the total amount of money they will get from selling the goods is 7 / 5 * 90 = $126. If they earn $126 from the sale of the goods they bought with the money they had, their profit is $126 - $90 = $36. The answer is 36.
Q: Faith is getting paid $13.50 per hour. She normally works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, plus 2 hours of overtime per day. How much will she earn by the end of the week?
A: Faith earns $13.50 x 8 = $108 per day. Since she works 5 days a week, she earns 5 x $108 = $540 per week. She gets an additional 2 x $13.50 = $27 per day for the overtime pay. She earns a total of $27 x 5 = $135 additional pay for her weekly overtime. Therefore, Faith earns $540 + $135 = $675 per week. The answer is 675.
Question: Jeremy's uncle gave him $50 to spend on basketball equipment. He bought 5 jerseys that cost $2 each, a basketball that cost $18, and a pair of shorts that cost $8. How much money does Jeremy have left?
Answer: The cost of the jerseys is 5 jerseys $2 / jersey = $10. The total cost of the jerseys, the basketball, and the shorts is $10 + $18 + $8 = $36. Jeremy has $50 - $36 = $14 left. The answer is 14.
Q: A local restaurant is offering an 8 piece fried chicken bucket and 2 sides for $12.00 that will feed 6 people. If Monty was having a family reunion for 36 family members, how much will it cost him to buy enough chicken and sides to feed everyone one serving?
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Monty needs to feed 36 family members and each chicken / meal combo feeds 6 people so he needs 36 / 6 = 6 combos. Each chicken / meal combo costs $12.00 and he needs 6 so it will cost him 12 * 6 = $72.00 to feed everyone. The answer is 72.