[Question]On Tuesday last week, Leo dropped off 10 pairs of trousers and some shirts at Sudsy Laundry. He was given a bill of $140, charged at $5 per shirt and $9 for each pair of trousers. When he went to pick up his clothes yesterday, the attendant insisted that he had only dropped off 2 shirts. Leo reported the matter to the manager, who ordered the attendant to search for the rest of Leo's shirts. How many shirts were missing?
[Answer]The cost of laundering all of Leo's trousers is 10 * 9 = 90 dollars. Since the total bill was 140 dollars, this means that all the shirts were cleaned for 140 - 90 = 50 dollars. As each shirt is cleaned at 5 dollars, Sudsy Laundry therefore laundered a total of 50 / 5 = 10 shirts. The missing shirts are therefore 10 - 2 = 8 shirts. The answer is 8.
Q: Reyna had 20 lamps with seven light bulbs in each lamp. If 1/4 of them have 2 burnt-out light bulbs each, how many light bulbs are working?
A: The total number of light bulbs in the 20 lamps is 20 * 7 = 140. If 1 / 4 of the 20 lamps have burnt - out light bulbs, there are 1 / 4 * 20 = 5 lamps with burn out light bulbs. Since each of the 5 lamps has 2 burnt - out light bulbs, the number of burn out light bulbs is 2 * 5 = 10. The number of working light bulbs is 140 - 10 = 130. The answer is 130.
Question: Jackson had 20 kilograms of meat. He used 1/4 of the meat to make meatballs and used 3 kilograms of meat to make spring rolls. How many kilograms of meat are left?
Answer: Jackson used 20 x 1 / 4 = 5 kilograms of meat to make meatballs. He had 20 - 5 = 15 kilograms of meat left. So 15 - 3 = 12 kilograms of meat are left. The answer is 12.
[Question]A hairstylist charges $5 for a normal haircut, $6 for a special haircut, and $8 for a trendy haircut. If he cuts 5 normal haircuts, 3 special haircuts, and 2 trendy haircuts per day, how much money does he earn per week?
[Answer]The hairstylist earns $5 x 5 = $25 for a normal haircut per day. He earns $6 x 3 = $18 for a special haircut. And he earns $8 x 2 = $16 for a trendy haircut. So, the total amount he earns per day is $25 + $18 + $16 = $59. Therefore, a hairstylist earns $59 x 7 = $413 per month. The answer is 413.
Q: Merry had 50 boxes of apples on Saturday and 25 boxes on Sunday. There were 10 apples in each box. If she sold a total of 720 apples on Saturday and Sunday, how many boxes of apples are left?
A: Merry had a total of 50 + 25 = 75 boxes of apples. These 75 boxes is equal to 75 x 10 = 750 apples. There were 750 - 720 = 30 apples left. Thus, 30 / 10 = 3 boxes of apples are left. The answer is 3.
Question: Marcos has to get across a 5 mile lake in his speedboat in 10 minutes so he can make it to work on time. How fast does he need to go in miles per hour to make it?
Answer:
10 minutes for 5 miles means 10 minutes / 5 miles = 2 minutes / mile. 1 hour is 60 minutes so 60 minutes / hour / 2 minutes / mile = 30 miles / hour. The answer is 30.