Q: A desert has 3/5 fewer palm trees than a nearby forest, which has 5000 palm trees. How many palm trees are there in both the desert and the forest combined?
A: The desert has 3 / 5 fewer palm trees than the forest, and since the forest has 5000 palm trees, the desert has 3 / 5 * 5000 = 3000 fewer palm trees. The total number of palm trees in the desert is 5000 - 3000 = 2000. Together, the desert and the forest have a total of 5000 + 2000 = 7000 palm trees. The answer is 7000.
Question: Freddy is calling his family on New Year's Eve. He calls his dad, who lives in the same city as him, and they talk for 45 minutes. Then he calls his brother, who lives on the other side of the world, and they talk for 31 minutes. Local calls cost 5 cents a minute, while international calls cost 25 cents a minute. How many dollars did Freddy spend calling his family on New Year's Eve?
Answer: At 5 cents a minute, calling his father cost Freddy 5 * 45 = 225 cents. At 25 cents a minute, calling his brother cost Freddy 25 * 31 = 775 cents. Adding the cost of calling his father and brother, we find that Freddy paid a total of 225 + 775 = 1000 cents. Since each dollar has 100 cents, Freddy paid 1000 / 100 = 10 dollars. The answer is 10.
[Question]Mona brought 20 cookies to share in class. Jasmine brought 5 fewer cookies than Mona. Rachel brought 10 more cookies than Jasmine. How many cookies altogether did Mona, Jasmine, and Rachel bring to share in class?
[Answer]Jasmine brought 20 - 5 = 15 cookies to class. Rachel brought 15 + 10 = 25 cookies to class. Mona, Jasmine, and Rachel brought 20 + 15 + 25 = 60 cookies. The answer is 60.
Q: Ken likes to bike when it's raining and can cycle 30 miles in 20 minutes during this time. However, when it's snowing Ken can't stand the cold and can only cycle 10 miles in 20 minutes. If it rains 3 times and snows 4 times in one week, how many miles did Ken reach if he cycles 1 hour a day?
A: For 1 hour on a rainy day, Ken can cycle 3 * 30 = 90 miles. For 1 hour on a snowy day, Ken can cycle 3 * 10 = 30 miles. On the rainy days this week, Ken cycled 90 * 3 = 270 miles. On the snow days of the week, Ken cycled 30 * 4 = 120 miles. In total, Ken cycled 120 + 270 = 390 miles this week. The answer is 390.
Question: John travels 150 miles in 2 hours. The speed limit is 60 mph. How many mph above the speed limit was he driving?
Answer: He was driving 150 / 2 = 75 mph. So he was 75 - 60 = 15 mph above the speed limit. The answer is 15.
Q: Jerry is making cherry syrup. He needs 500 cherries per quart of syrup. It takes him 2 hours to pick 300 cherries and 3 hours to make the syrup. How long will it take him to make 9 quarts of syrup?
A:
First find how many cherries Jerry can pick in one hour: 300 cherries / 2 hours = 150 cherries / hour. Then multiply the number of quarts of syrup by the number of cherries per quart to find the total number of quarts Jerry needs: 500 cherries / quart * 9 quarts = 4500 cherries. Then divide the total number of cherries by the number of cherries he picks per hour to find the number of hours the cherry - picking takes: 4500 cherries / 150 cherries / hour = 30 hours. Then add the time it takes him to make the syrup to find the total time: 30 hours + 3 hours = 33 hours. The answer is 33.