Question: Jamie is a firefighter. One day an emergency call comes in from Mrs. Thompson, an elderly woman whose cat can't get down a 20-foot tree. The last time Jamie rescued a cat, he got it down from a 6-foot tree and had to climb 12 rungs of his ladder. How many rungs does he have to climb this time to get the cat down from the tree?
Answer: Jamie needed 12 / 6 = 2 rungs per foot of the tree to save the first cat. To climb a 20 - foot tree, Jamie needs 20 * 2 = 40 rungs. The answer is 40.
[Question]Spot sells cookies in bags and boxes. Each bag has 7 cookies. Each box has 12 cookies. How many more cookies are in 8 boxes than there are in 9 bags?
[Answer]The total number of cookies in 8 boxes is 8 boxes * 12 cookies / box = 96 cookies. The total number of cookies in 9 bags is 9 bags * 7 cookies / bags = 63 cookies. There are 96 - 63 = 33 more cookies in the boxes than in the bags. The answer is 33.
Q: Milly is making feather boas for her dance team. Each flamingo has 20 tail feathers, and it's only safe to pluck 25% of their tail feathers at one time. If Milly needs to make 12 boas, and each boa has 200 feathers, how many flamingoes does she need to harvest?
A: First find the number of feathers Milly can get from one flamingo: 20 feathers * 25% = 5 feathers. Then find how many feathers she needs total: 12 boas * 200 feathers / boa = 2400 feathers. Then divide the number of feathers she needs by the number of feathers per flamingo to find the number of flamingoes she needs to harvest: 2400 feathers / 5 feathers / flamingo = 480 flamingoes. The answer is 480.
Question: Christina and her friend are driving across the state. When Christina is driving the speed limit is 30 miles per hour. When her friend is driving, the speed limit is 40 miles per hour. The drive is 210 miles total. If her friend drives for 3 hours and both drive at the speed limit, how many minutes will Christina drive?
Answer: The friend drives 40 * 3 = 120 miles. Thus, Christina drives 210 - 120 = 90 miles. Since the speed limit is 30 miles per hour when Christina is driving, she drives for 90 / 30 = 3 hours. Thus, she drives for 3 * 60 = 180 minutes. The answer is 180.
[Question]Madeline wants to plant 20 flowers in her garden. She assumes that about half of the seeds she plants will die before they bloom. However, the flower shop only sells packs of seeds with 25 seeds per pack. Each pack is $5. How much will Madeline spend on seeds to plant 20 flowers?
[Answer]Madeline needs to buy 2 * 20 = 40 seeds to make sure that she will have 20 flowers. Thus, Madeline will need to buy 2 packs of flowers to have at least 40 seeds. Thus, Madeline will spend 2 * 5 = $10 on seeds. The answer is 10.
[Question]One US cup equals 250ml. Brian is making lasagna for himself, his wife, his two kids, his parents, and his wife's parents. The recipe requires 1/2 a cup of milk per serving. How many 1L cartons of milk does Brian need to buy if each person is expected to eat 2 servings?
[Answer]
There will be a total of (1) Brian + (1) Brian's wife + (2) two kids + (2) Brian's parents + (2) Brian's in - laws = 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 people eating. If 1 person eats 2 serving of lasagna then 8 people will eat 8 * 2 = 16 servings. If each serving requires 1 / 2 cup of milk then 16 servings require 16 * 1 / 2 cups = 8 cups of milk. If one cup of milk equals 250 ml, then 8 cups of milk equal 8 * 250 = 2000 ml of milk. 1L carton of milk equals 1000ml of milk, therefore Brian needs 2000 / 1000 = 2 cartons of 1L milk. The answer is 2.