Question: Thomas, Toby, and Rebecca worked a total of 157 hours in one week. Thomas worked x hours. Toby worked 10 hours less than twice what Thomas worked, and Rebecca worked 8 hours less than Toby. How many hours did Rebecca work?
Answer: Toby: 2x - 10. Rebecca: (2x - 10) - 8 = 2x - 18. Total:2x - 10 + 2x - 18 + x = 157. 5x - 28 = 157. 5x = 185. x = 37 hours. Rebecca:2(37) - 18 = 56 hours. The answer is 56.
[Question]Sid takes $48 with him on a shopping trip to the mall. He spent some of his money on computer accessories and another $8 on snacks. After these purchases, he only has $4 more than half of his original money left. How much did he spend on computer accessories?
[Answer]Half of Sid's original money is $48 / 2 = $24. Sid has only $24 + $4 = $28 left after his purchases. He had $28 + $8 = $36 before he spent $8 on snacks. So, Sid spent $48 - $36 = $12 on computer accessories. The answer is 12.
Q: Jenna sets a goal of reading 600 pages a month for the month of September (which has 30 days). She knows that she'll be really busy at work the four weekdays starting on the 13th, so she won't have time to read. She can also read 100 pages on the 23rd, when she'll have a long boring flight. If she reads the same number of pages every other day, how many pages a day does she need to read?
A: First, subtract the number of days Jenna can't read from the number of days in September: 30 days - 4 days = 26 days. Then subtract the one day when Jenna will read 100 pages: 26 days - 1 day = 25 days. Now subtract the 100 pages Jenna will read on her flight from her overall goal: 600 pages - 100 pages = 500 pages. Finally, divide that number of pages by the number of days Jenna will read the standard amount: 500 pages / 25 days = 20 pages per day. The answer is 20.
Question: Kim is an office manager. Every morning she spends 5 minutes making coffee, 2 minutes per employee getting a status update, and 3 minutes per employee updating payroll records. If there are 9 employees in the office, how long does Kim's morning routine take?
Answer: First find how many minutes Kim spends on each employee: 2 minutes / employee + 3 minutes / employee = 5 minutes / employee. Then multiply that time by the number of employees to find the total time spent on status and payroll updates: 5 minutes / employee * 9 employees = 45 minutes. Finally, add that time to the time spent making coffee to find the total time: 45 minutes + 5 minutes = 50 minutes. The answer is 50.
[Question]Chef Michel made shepherd's pie cut into 4 pieces and chicken pot pie cut into 5 pieces for the lunch crowd. 52 customers ordered slices of shepherd's pie and 80 customers ordered slices of chicken pot pie. How many total pies did Chef Michel sell?
[Answer]Chef Michel sold 52 / 4 = 13 shepherd's pies. He sold 80 / 5 = 16 chicken pot pies. He sold a total of 13 + 16 = 29 meat pies. The answer is 29.
[Question]Sophie buys five cupcakes at $2 each, six doughnuts at $1 each, four slices of apple pie at $2 per slice, and fifteen cookies at $0.60 each. How much does she spend in all?
[Answer]
Five cupcakes cost 5 x $2 = $10. Six doughnuts cost 6 x $1 = $6. Four slices of apple pie cost 4 x $2 = $8. And, fifteen cookies cost 15 x $0.60 = $9. Therefore, Sophie spends $10 + $6 + $8 + $ 9 = $33. The answer is 33.