Question: At the gym, every day, there are 300 towels laid out for guest use. Each guest is given 1 towel during their visit. The gym is open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In the first hour, 50 guests enter the gym. In the second hour, 20% more guests enter than during the first hour. In the third hour, 25% more guests enter than in the second hour. In the fourth hour, one third more guests enter than in the third hour. In total, how many towels do they need to wash that evening?
Answer: In the second hour, the number of towels given out is 50 x 1.20 = 60. In the third hour, the number of towels given out is 60 x 1.25 = 75. In the fourth hour, one - third of the guests of the third hour is 75 / 3 = 25. In the fourth hour, the number of towels given out is 75 + 25 = 100. In total, including the first hour guests, they need to wash this many towels: 50 + 60 + 75 + 100 = 285. The answer is 285.
[Question]Mason is a caterer packing up silverware and plates for a big corporate event. Each piece of silverware weighs 4 ounces, and there are three pieces of silverware per setting. Each plate weighs 12 ounces, and there are two plates per setting. If Mason needs enough settings for 15 tables with 8 settings each, plus 20 backup settings in case of breakage, how many ounces will all the settings weigh?
[Answer]First find the total weight of the silverware per setting: 4 ounces / piece * 3 pieces / setting = 12 ounces / setting. Then find the total weight of the plates per setting: 12 ounces / plate * 2 plates / setting = 24 ounces / setting. Then add those two amounts to find the total weight per setting: 12 ounces / setting + 24 ounces / setting = 36 ounces / setting. Then multiply the number of tables by the number of settings per table to find the number of table settings: 15 tables * 8 settings / table = 120 settings. Then add the 20 backup settings to find the total number of settings: 120 settings + 20 settings = 140 settings. Then multiply the total number of settings by the weight per setting to find the total weight: 140 settings * 36 ounces / setting = 5040 ounces. The answer is 5040.
Q: Jerry has three times as many stickers as George. George has 6 fewer stickers than his brother Fred. If Fred has 18 stickers, how many stickers does Jerry have?
A: George has 18 - 6 = 12 stickers. Jerry has 12 * 3 = 36 stickers. The answer is 36.
Question: A garden store sells packages of pumpkin seeds for $2.50, tomato seeds for $1.50, and chili pepper seeds for $0.90. Harry is planning to plant three different types of vegetables on his farm. How much will Harry have to spend if he wants to buy three packets of pumpkin seeds, four packets of tomato seeds, and five packets of chili pepper seeds?
Answer: The cost of three packets of pumpkin seeds is 3 x $2.50 = $7.50. The cost of four packets of tomato seeds is 4 x $1.50 = $6. And, the cost of five packets of chili pepper seeds is 5 x $0.90 = $4.50. Therefore, Harry will spend $7.50 + $6 + $4.50 = $18. The answer is 18.
[Question]Joe had 200 data points on his dataset. He then added 20% more data points to the dataset. If he reduced the data points by 1/4 of the total data points, calculate the total number of data points the dataset contains.
[Answer]When Joe added 20% more data points to the dataset, the data points in the dataset increased by 20 / 100 * 200 = 40 data points. The total number of data points increased to 200 + 40 = 240. If he reduced the data points by 1 / 4 of the total data points, the data points reduced by 1 / 4 * 240 = 60. The total number of data points left in the dataset after Joe reduced the data points by 1 / 4 of the total data points is 240 - 60 = 180. The answer is 180.
[Question]Micah picks 2 dozen strawberries from the field. He eats 6 and saves the rest for his mom. How many strawberries are there for his mom?
[Answer]
Micah picks 2 x 12 = 24 strawberries. After he eats 6, there are this many strawberries left for his mom: 24 - 6 = 18. The answer is 18.