[Question]Alden had 50 nephews ten years ago. This is half the number of nephews Alden has now. If Vihaan has 60 more nephews than Alden now, how many nephews do the two have altogether?
[Answer]If the number of nephews Alden had 50 years ago is half the number of nephews he has now, Alden has 50 * 2 = 100 nephews. Vihaan has 60 more nephews than Alden, meaning currently Vihaan has 100 + 60 = 160 nephews. Altogether, the two have 160 + 100 = 260 nephews. The answer is 260.
Q: Sadie, Ariana and Sarah are running a relay race. Each part of the race is a different length and covers different terrain. It takes Sadie 2 hours to run through the forest at an average speed of 3 miles per hour. Ariana sprints across the open field on her section at 6 miles per hour for half an hour. If Sarah runs along the beach at four miles per hour and their total time for the race is four and half hours, what is the total distance of the race?
A: Sadie ran for 3 miles / hour * 2 hour = 6 miles. Ariana covered a distance of 6 miles / hour * (1 / 2) hour = 3 miles. Sarah ran for 4.5 hours 2 hours 0.5 hours = 2 hours. In this time, Sarah traveled a distance of 4 miles / hour * 2 hours = 8 miles. The total distance for the race was 6 miles + 3 miles + 8 miles = 17 miles. The answer is 17.
Question: Sam is serving spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. The pasta costs $1.00 per box, a jar of sauce is $2.00 and 1 pound of meatballs is $5.00. He wants to stretch this meal into 8 servings. How much does each serving cost?
Answer: The pasta is $1.00, the sauce is $2.00 and the meat is $5.00 for a total of 1 + 2 + 5 = $8.00. He wants to stretch this meal into 8 servings so each serving will cost 8 / 8 = $1.00. The answer is 1.
[Question]A private company raised $2500 to be used for charity. They donated 80% to a public foundation with 8 organizations. How much money will each organization receive?
[Answer]The public foundation will have $2500 x 80 / 100 = $2000. So, each of the organizations will receive $2000 / 8 = $250. The answer is 250.
Q: John worked 8 hours a day every day from the 3rd to the 8th, including the 3rd and not including the 8th. How many hours did he work?
A: He worked for 8 - 3 = 5 days. So he worked for 5 * 8 = 40 hours. The answer is 40.
Question: Each bank teller has 10 rolls of coins. Each roll has 25 coins. How many coins do four bank tellers have in all?
Answer:
Each bank teller has 10 x 25 = 250 coins. Thus, four bank tellers have 250 x 4 = 1000 coins. The answer is 1000.