Q: There is a playground that is surrounded by a square fence that has a side length of 27 yards. There is a 12 yard by 9 yard garden that has fencing around it. How many yards of fencing do the playground and garden have together?
A: 27 * 4 = 108 yards. 2 * (12 + 9) = 42 yards. 108 + 42 = 150 yards. The playground and garden have a combined fence length of 150 yards. The answer is 150.
Question: Neil baked 20 cookies. He gave 2/5 of the cookies to his friend. How many cookies are left for Neil?
Answer: Neil gave 20 x 2 / 5 = 8 cookies. So he is left with 20 - 8 = 12 cookies. The answer is 12.
[Question]The Indigo Restaurant receives 18 online customer reviews. They receive six 5-star reviews, seven 4-star reviews, four 3-star reviews, and one 2-star review. What is the average star rating for Indigo Restaurant based on these reviews?
[Answer]Total stars for the 5 - star rating is 6 x 5 = 30 stars. Total stars for the 4 - star rating is 7 x 4 = 28 stars. Total stars for the 3 - star rating is 4 x 3 = 12 stars. Total stars for the 2 - star rating is 1 x 2 = 2 stars. Total stars received is 30 + 28 + 12 + 2 = 72. Average rating is 72 / 18 = 4 stars. The answer is 4.
Q: Ray buys a pack of hamburger meat for $5.00, a box of crackers for $3.50, 4 bags of frozen vegetables at $2.00 per bag and a pack of cheese for $3.50 at the grocery store. Because he is a store rewards member, he gets 10% off of his purchase. What does his total grocery bill come to?
A: He buys 4 bags of frozen vegetables for $2.00 a bag so that's 4 * 2 = $8.00. The meat is $5.00, the crackers are $3.50, the vegetables are $8.00 and the cheese is $3.50 for a total of 5 + 3.50 + 8 + 3.50 = $20.00. He gets 10% discount on his $20.00 purchase so that's .10 * 20 = $2.00 off. His final grocery bill will be 20 - 2 = $18.00. The answer is 18.
Question: Tony drinks 72 ounces of water per day. He decides that to stop wasting plastic, he will buy a reusable metal bottle. If he buys an 84-ounce water bottle, how many times will he fill it each week?
Answer: He drinks 504 ounces of water per week because 72 x 7 = 504. He will need to fill it 6 times because 504 / 84 = 6. The answer is 6.
Q: Joseph drives his car at 50 mph for 2.5 hours. Kyle drives his car at 62 mph for 2 hours. How many more miles does Joseph drive than Kyle?
A:
Joseph travels for 50 * 2.5 = 125 miles. Kyle travels for 62 * 2 = 124 miles. Joseph drives for 125 - 124 = 1 mile more than Kyle. The answer is 1.