Question: There are 28 students in a classroom. Half of them have 5 notebooks each and the other half have 3 notebooks each. How many notebooks in total are in the classroom?
Answer: Half of the class consists of 28 students / 2 = 14 students. One half of the students have 14 students * 3 notebooks / student = 42 notebooks. The other half have 14 students * 5 notebooks / student = 70 notebooks. There are 42 notebooks + 70 notebooks = 112 notebooks in total in the classroom. The answer is 112.
[Question]Caroline has 40 pairs of socks. She loses 4 pairs of socks at the laundromat. Of the remaining pairs of socks, she donates two-thirds to the thrift store. Then she purchases 10 new pairs of socks, and she receives 3 new pairs of socks as a gift from her dad. How many pairs of socks does Caroline have in total?
[Answer]After losing some socks, Caroline has 40 - 4 = 36 pairs of socks. Caroline donates 36 * (2 / 3) = 24 pairs of socks to the thrift store. After donating some socks, Caroline has 36 - 24 = 12 pairs of socks remaining. After getting new socks, Caroline has 12 + 10 + 3 = 25 pairs of socks. The answer is 25.
Q: There are two babysitters named Mila and Agnes. Mila makes $10 an hour while Agnes makes $15 an hour. Agnes works 8 hours each week. How many hours does Mila need to work to earn as much as Agnes in a month?
A: The weekly salary of Agnes is $15 x 8 = $120. So in a month, Agnes earns $120 x 4 = $480. Therefore, Mila needs to work for $480 / $10 = 48 hours to earn as much as Agnes's monthly earnings. The answer is 48.
Question: Sandi had $600. She spent half of it at a farmer's market. Gillian spent $150 more than three times Sandi's total. What is the total that Gillian spent at the farmer's market?
Answer: Sandi spent 600 / 2 = 300 dollars at the farmer's market. Gillian spent 300 * 3 + 150 = 1050 dollars at the farmer's market. The answer is 1050.
[Question]Three cats sat on a fence, meowing at the moon. The first cat meowed 3 times per minute. The second cat meowed twice as frequently as the first cat. And the third cat meowed at one-third the frequency of the second cat. What is the combined total number of meows the three cats make in 5 minutes?
[Answer]The second cat meowed twice as frequently as the three meows per minute from the first cat, for a total of 2 * 3 = 6 meows per minute. The third cat meowed at one - third the frequency of the second cat, for a total of 6 / 3 = 2 meows per minute. Thus, combined, the three cats meow 3 + 6 + 2 = 11 times per minute. In five minutes, the three cats meow 5 * 11 = 55 times. The answer is 55.
[Question]Last week, Tony went to a toy store and bought $250 a set of Lego blocks, a $120 worth toy sword, and a $35 play dough. He bought 3 sets of lego, 7 toy swords, and 10 play doughs. How much did Tony pay in total?
[Answer]
The total cost for the legos are 3 x $250 = $750. The total cost for the toy swords is 7 x $120 = $840. The total cost for the play doughs is 10 x $35 = $350. Therefore the total cost for everything is $750 + $840 + $350 = $1940. The answer is 1940.