Question: An agricultural cooperative must ship 6500 kg of potatoes. During transport by truck, 150 kg are damaged and therefore cannot be sold. The potatoes are distributed in 50 kg bags, each bag being sold for $72. What will the sale of the potatoes bring?
Answer: There are 6500 kg 150 kg = 6350 kg of sellable potatoes. These will fit into 6350 kg / 50 kg / bag = 127 bags. In total, these will be sold for 127 bags * $72 / bag = $9144. The answer is 9144.
[Question]James takes 5 oranges and breaks each orange into 8 pieces. He splits the pieces between 4 people. If an orange has 80 calories how many calories does each person get?
[Answer]He makes 5 * 8 = 40 pieces. So each person gets 40 / 4 = 10 pieces. That means each person eats 10 / 8 = 1.25 of an orange. So each person eats 80 * 1.25 = 100 calories of orange. The answer is 100.
Q: Percy swims 1 hour before school and 1 after school 5 days a week. He swims 3 hours on the weekend. How many hours of swimming does he do over 4 weeks?
A: He swims 1 hour before and after school for a total of 1 + 1 = 2 hours. He swims 2 hours a day for 5 days for a total of 2 * 5 = 10 hours. He also swims an additional 3 hours on the weekend so 10 + 3 = 13 hours. Over a course of 4 weeks, at 13 hours per week, he swims 4 * 13 = 52 hours. The answer is 52.
Question: The post office receives 60 letters and 20 packages per day. How many pieces of mail does it handle in six months if all the months have 30 days?
Answer: First find the total number of pieces of mail the post office receives per day: 60 letters + 20 packages = 80 pieces of mail. Then multiply the daily amount of mail by the number of days per month: 80 pieces / day * 30 days / month = 2400 pieces / month. Then multiply that number by 6 to find the total number of pieces of mail handled: 2400 pieces / month * 6 months = 14400 pieces. The answer is 14400.
[Question]Eric decides to go to the park. He runs for 20 minutes, then jogs for 10 minutes to reach the park. When he returns, he takes a different route home and this takes him 3 times as long as his trip there. How long does it take Eric to return home?
[Answer]Eric's trip to the park took 20 minutes running + 10 minutes jogging = 30 minutes. So his return trip took 30 minutes * 3 = 90 minutes. The answer is 90.
[Question]Stella's antique shop has 3 dolls, 2 clocks and 5 glasses for sale. She sells the dolls for $5 each. The clocks are priced at $15 each. The glasses are priced at $4 each. If she spent $40 to buy everything and she sells all of her merchandise, how much profit will she make?
[Answer]
The dolls will sell for 3 * $5 = $15. The clocks will bring in 2 * $15 = $30. The glasses will sell for 5 * $4 = $20. In total, she will bring in $15 + $30 + $20 = $65. Her total profit will be $65 - $40 = $25. The answer is 25.