Question: Julia is performing in her high school musical this weekend and her family wants to come to the show. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children. If her mom, dad, grandma, and three little sisters come to the show, how much will the total be for their tickets?
Answer: The cost will for 3 adults will be $12 / adult x 3 adults = $36. The cost for 3 children will be $10 / child x 3 children = $30. The total cost will be $36 + $30 = $66. The answer is 66.
[Question]Reggie and his brother are having a basketball shooting contest. They each get to take 10 shots. Layups are worth 1 point, free throws are worth 2 points, and anything further away is worth 3 points. Reggie makes 3 layups, two free throws, and one long shot. His brother only shoots long shots and makes 4 of them. How many points does Reggie lose by?
[Answer]Reggie makes 3 points off layups because 3 x 1 = 3. Reggie makes 4 points off free - throws because 2 x 2 = 4. Reggie makes 3 points off long shots because 1 x 3 = 3. Reggie scores 10 points because 3 + 4 + 3 = 10. His brother scores 12 points because 4 x 3 = 12. Reggie loses by 2 because 12 - 10 = 2. The answer is 2.
Q: Chastity made 12 angel food cakes to give to friends. She placed the cakes in boxes, and then walked them out to her car. But she had forgotten her keys. So, she placed the boxes of cakes in one stack on the hood of her car, and then she ran back into the house to get her keys. But before she returned, a black crow came, landed on the stack of cakes, and knocked over half of the stack. When Chastity returned, she picked up half of the fallen cakes, which were not damaged, but the rest of the cakes were destroyed. How many cakes were destroyed?
A: There were 12 / 2 = 6 fallen cakes. Half of 6 fallen cakes were destroyed, for a total of 6 / 2 = 3 cakes. The answer is 3.
Question: Niko has bought 9 pairs of socks that cost $2 each and plans to resell them. He wants to gain 25% profit from four of the pairs of socks and $0.2 profit each for the other 5 pairs of socks. How much will his total profit be?
Answer: Niko will earn $2 x 25 / 100 = $0.5 profit for each of the first four pairs of socks. So, his total profit for the four pairs of socks will be $0.5 x 4 = $2. His total earnings for the 5 pairs of socks is $0.2 x 5 = $1. Therefore, his total profit will be $2 + $1 = $3. The answer is 3.
[Question]Prudence was starting a cupcake business. She figured that each cupcake cost $0.75 to make. The first 2 dozen that she made burnt and she had to throw them out. The next 2 came out perfectly and she ended up eating 5 cupcakes right away. Later that day she made 2 more dozen cupcakes and decided to eat 4 more. If she sells the remaining cupcakes at $2.00 each, how much is her net profit?
[Answer]She burnt 2 dozen, cooked 2 dozen and then another 2 dozen that evening. So she made 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 dozen cupcakes. Each dozen makes 12 cupcakes, so she made 6 * 12 = 72 cupcakes. She threw away 2 dozen cupcakes, so 2 * 12 = 24 cupcakes. She made 72, threw away 24, ate 5 and then ate another 4 so she had 72 - 24 - 5 - 4 = 39 cupcakes left. She sells the 39 cupcakes at $2.00 each so she earned 39 * 2 = $78.00. She made 72 cupcakes at a cost of $0.75 each for a total cost of 72 * $0.75 = $54.00. If she made $78 on the remaining cupcakes and it cost her $54.00 to make all of the cupcakes then her profit is $78 - $54 = $24.00. The answer is 24.
[Question]Four classmates were comparing their ages based on their birth month. They found out that Jolyn is 2 months older than Therese while Therese is 5 months older than Aivo. Then, Leon is 2 months older than Aivo. How much older in months is Jolyn than Leon?
[Answer]
Jolyn is 2 + 5 = 7 months older than Aivo. Since Leon is 2 months older than Aivo, then Jolyn is 7 - 2 = 5 months older than Leon. The answer is 5.