Answer this question:Martin is casting three bells for the church's belfry. The first bell takes 50 pounds of bronze, the second bell is twice the size of the first bell, and the third bell is four times the size of the second bell. How much bronze does he need total?
First find the size of the second bell: 50 pounds * 2 = 100 pounds. Then find the size of the third bell: 100 pounds * 4 = 400 pounds. Then add the amount of bronze used for each bell to find the total: 100 pounds + 400 pounds + 50 pounds = 550 pounds.
The answer is 550.

Answer this question:Nancy wanted to make peanut butter cookies for a family gathering, but her cousin is allergic to peanuts. She decided to make almond butter cookies instead. A jar of almond butter costs three times the amount that a jar of peanut butter does. It takes half a jar to make a batch of cookies. A jar of peanut butter costs $3. How many dollars more does it cost per batch to make almond butter cookies instead of peanut butter cookies?
A jar of almond butter costs 3 * 3 = $9. It takes half a jar to make a batch of cookies, so it costs 9 / 2 = $4.50 to use almond butter. It costs 3 / 2 = $1.50 to use peanut butter. Thus, it costs 4.50 - 1.50 = $3 more to make a batch of almond butter cookies than peanut butter cookies.
The answer is 3.

Answer this question:In a Geometry exam, Madeline got 2 mistakes which are half as many mistakes as Leo. Brent scored 25 and has 1 more mistake than Leo. What is Madeline's score?
Leo got 2 x 2 = 4 mistakes. So, Brent got 4 + 1 = 5 mistakes. This means that 25 + 5 = 30 is the perfect score. Hence, Madeline got a score of 30 - 2 = 28.
The answer is 28.

Answer this question:Aliya and her classmates are sent by their teacher to the field to collect insects for science class study. The Boys collected 200 insects and the girls collected 300 insects. The teacher decided to divide the class equally into four groups that each get an equal number of insects so that each group could study together. What was the number of insects given to each group?
The total number of insects collected is 200 insects + 300 insects = 500 insects. When the teacher divided the class into four groups, each group got 500 insects / 4 groups = 125 insects / group.
The answer is 125.