Answer this question:September's temperature fluctuated severely in 1 week. They started off with 40 degrees on Sunday then hit 50 on Monday, 65 on Tuesday, 36 on Wednesday, 82 on Thursday, 72 on Friday and ended the week at 26 on Saturday. What was the average temperature for that week?
When you add up the temperature for the entire week, it comes to 40 + 50 + 65 + 36 + 82 + 72 + 26 = 371. These temperatures were over 7 days so the average temperature was 371 / 7 = 53 degrees.
The answer is 53.

Answer this question:A swarm of ants discovered a pile of sugar that spilled from a dropped bag. They begin to harvest it and carry it off to their anthill. Every hour, the ants remove 4 ounces of sugar. The bag of sugar held 24 ounces before it was dropped. After three hours, how many more hours will the ants need to harvest the remaining sugar?
After 3 hours, the ants have removed 4 * 3 = 12 ounces of sugar. There are 24 - 12 = 12 ounces of sugar left. Thus, the ants need 12 / 4 = 3 more hours to harvest the remaining sugar.
The answer is 3.

Answer this question:John buys thank you cards. He decides to buy them for people who got him Christmas and birthday presents. He sent 20 for Christmas gifts and 15 for birthday gifts. If each card cost $2 how much did he spend on cards?
He bought 20 + 15 = 35 cards. So he spent 35 * 2 = $70.
The answer is 70.

Answer this question:The buyers who came to Mr. Brandon's shop yesterday bought goods worth $80. If 2/5 of the total amount of sales Mr. Brandon made yesterday were credit sales, and the rest were cash sales, how much did Mr. Brandon get from cash sales?
2 / 5 of the total amount of sales Mr. Brandon made yesterday, which were credit purchases, were worth 2 / 5 * $80 = $32. The cash sales that Mr. Brandon made yesterday was $80 - $32 = $48.
The answer is 48.