[Question]For a New Year's Eve appetizer, Alex is serving caviar with potato chips and creme fraiche. He buys 3 individual bags of potato chips for $1.00 each and dollops each chip with some creme fraiche that costs $5.00 and then the $73.00 caviar. This appetizer will serve 3 people. How much will this appetizer cost per person?
[Answer]He buys 3 bags of potato chips for $1.00 each so that's 3 * 1 = $3.00. The chips are $3.00, the creme fraiche is $5.00 and the caviar is $73.00 for a total of 3 + 5 + 73 = $81.00. The appetizer costs $81.00 and will serve 3 people so it will cost 81 / 3 = $27.00 per person. The answer is 27.
Q: There are 30 students in the general study hall and twice as many students in the biology hall as there are in the general study hall. If the number of students in the math hall is 3/5 times as many as the combined total number of students in the general study hall and the biology hall combined, calculate the total number of students in all the halls combined.
A: The number of students in the biology hall is twice the number of students in the general hall, meaning there are 2 * 30 = 60 students in the biology hall. The total number of students in the biology hall and general study hall is 60 + 30 = 90 students. If there are 3 / 5 times as many students in the maths hall as there are in the general study hall and biology hall, their number is 3 / 5 * 90 = 54 students in the maths hall. The total number of students in the three halls is 54 + 90 = 144 students. The answer is 144.
Question: In January, Bill's labrador puppy weighs 40 pounds and his dachshund puppy weighs 12 pounds. Each dog gains 25% of their starting weight over the year. What's the difference in their weight at the end of the year?
Answer: First find how much weight the labrador puppy gains: 40 pounds * 25% = 10 pounds. Then add that weight gain to the puppy's starting weight: 40 pounds + 10 pounds = 50 pounds. Then find how much weight the dachshund puppy gains: 12 pounds * 25% = 3 pounds. Then add that weight gain to the puppy's starting weight: 12 pounds + 3 pounds = 15 pounds. Then subtract the dachshund puppy's weight from the labrador puppy's weight to find the difference: 50 pounds - 15 pounds = 35 pounds. The answer is 35.
[Question]Hillary always buys the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday editions of the local newspaper for $0.50 each. On Sunday, she spends $2.00 to get that copy. How much does she spend on the newspaper over 8 weeks?
[Answer]She buys Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's paper for $0.50 each so that's 3 * .50 = $1.50. She spends $1.50 for the weekday papers and $2.00 for the Sunday paper for a total of 1.5 + 2 = $3.50 a week. Over 8 weeks she spends 8 * 3.5 = $28.00. The answer is 28.
Q: Two hedgehogs found three baskets, each with 900 strawberries. The hedgehogs then each ate an equal number of strawberries. If 2/9 of the strawberries were remaining out of all the strawberries that were there, calculate the total number of strawberries that each hedgehog ate.
A: The total number of strawberries in the three baskets is 3 * 900 = 2700. If 2 / 9 of the strawberries were remaining out of all the strawberries after the hedgehogs ate some, there were 2 / 9 * 2700 = 600 strawberries remaining. The total number of strawberries that the two hedgehogs ate is 2700 - 600 = 2100 strawberries. If the hedgehogs ate an equal number of strawberries, each ate 2100 / 2 = 1050 strawberries. The answer is 1050.
Question: Alberto spent $2457 on a new engine for his car. Samara spent $25 on oil, $467 on tires and $79 on detailing for her car. How many more dollars did Alberto spend on his car?
Answer:
Samara = 25 + 467 + 79 = $571. 2457 - 571 = $1886. Alberto spent $1886 more on his car. The answer is 1886.