Q: Tom's fruit bowl contains 3 oranges and 6 lemons. After Tom eats 3 of the fruits, how many fruits remain in Tom's fruit bowl?
A: Tom's fruit bowl contains 3 + 6 = 9 fruits. After Tom eats 3 fruits, 9 - 3 = 6 fruits remain in the bowl. The answer is 6.
Question: In a 5-day Fishing competition, Jackson was able to reel a total of 6 fishes per day, Jonah was able to reel 4 fishes per day and George was able to reel 8 fishes per day. How many fishes were they able to catch throughout the competition if they are on the same team?
Answer: Jackson gets a total of 6x5 = 30 fishes after the competition. Jonah gets 4x5 = 20 fishes after the competition. And George was able to get 8x5 = 40 fishes after the competition. Therefore the total fishes they were able to get for their team is 30 + 20 + 40 = 90. The answer is 90.
[Question]Terese thinks that running various distances throughout the week can make one healthy. On Monday, she runs 4.2 miles; Tuesday, 3.8 miles; Wednesday, 3.6 miles; and on Thursday, 4.4 miles. Determine the average distance Terese runs on each of the days she runs.
[Answer]The total distance Terese runs is 4.2 + 3.8 + 4.4 + 3.6 = 16 miles. Therefore, she runs with an average distance of 16 / 4 = 4 miles. The answer is 4.
Q: Tony wants to build the longest rope he possibly can, so he collects all the rope in his home. He finds an 8-foot rope, a 20-foot rope, three 2 foot ropes, and a 7-foot rope. each knot between the ropes makes him lose 1.2 foot per knot. How long is his rope when he's done tying them all together?
A: The combined length of all the rope is 41 feet because 8 + 20 + (2 x 3) + 7 = 41. He loses 6 feet from the knots because 5 x 1.2 = 6. The final length is 35 feet because 41 - 6 = 35. The answer is 35.
Question: Tamara is 3 times Kim's height less 4 inches. Tamara and Kim have a combined height of 92 inches. How many inches tall is Tamara?
Answer: Let K = Kim's height. Tamara = 3K - 4. K + 3K - 4 = 92. 4K - 4 = 92. 4K = 96. Kim = 24 inches. Tamara = (3 * 24) - 4 = 68 inches. Tamara is 68 inches tall. The answer is 68.
Q: Lara bought 52 stems of flowers at the flower shop. She gave 15 flowers to her mom and gave 6 more flowers than she gave to her mom to her grandma. She put the rest in a vase. How many stems of flowers did Lara put in the vase?
A:
Lara gave 15 + 6 = 21 stems of flowers to her grandma. She gave away 21 + 15 = 36 stems of flowers. Therefore, Lara put 52 - 36 = 16 stems of flowers in the vase. The answer is 16.