Q: Jackson wants to improve his endurance running. His goal is to start by running 3 miles a day the first week, then spend the next four weeks running one additional mile/day each week. How many miles is Jackson running each day at the end of this exercise program?
A: First, figure out how many additional miles Jackson is running after four weeks: 4 weeks * 1 extra mile / week = 4 extra miles. Then add the 4 extra miles to the 3 miles he initially ran: 4 miles + 3 miles = 7 miles. The answer is 7.
Question: Two buses leave a pick-up point station with 60% and 70% of capacity full, respectively. If the people in the buses are all employees of a company, and the buses have a capacity of 150, calculate the total number of the employees in the two buses combined?
Answer: If the first bus is 60% full, it has 60 / 100 * 150 = 90 passengers. The second bus is 70% full, meaning it has 70 / 100 * 150 = 105 passengers. The total number of people in the two buses is 105 + 90 = 195. The answer is 195.
[Question]James has 3 fish tanks. 1 of the tanks has 20 fish in it and the other two have twice as many fish each as the first. How many total fish do they have?
[Answer]The second and third tank each have 20 * 2 = 40 fish. So in total there are 20 + 40 * 2 = 100 fish. The answer is 100.
Q: Maisy has been offered a new job and now has the option of continuing to work at her current job or take the new job. Her current job is 8 hours a week with a wage of $10 per hour. The new job is offering 4 hours a week with a wage of $15 per hour with an additional bonus of $35 per week if she exceeds her quota. Maisy is confident that she will exceed her quota and decides to include this when calculating her wage at the new job. How much more money, in dollars, will Maisy earn at her new job?
A: At her current job, Maisy earns 8 hours * $10 per hour = $80. At her new job, she would earn 4 hours * $15 per hour = $60. Including her bonus, her new job would pay $60 wage + $35 bonus = $95. So at her new job, she would earn an extra 95 80 = $15. The answer is 15.
Question: John decides to get a new phone number and it ends up being a recycled number. He used to get 20 text messages a day. Now he is getting 55. Assuming the number of texts his friends send has not changed, how many text messages per week is he getting that are not intended for him?
Answer: He is getting an extra 55 - 20 = 35 text messages per day. So he is getting an extra 35 * 7 = 245 text messages per week. The answer is 245.
Q: Emily went to the store and bought art supplies for $20 and 2 skirts that cost the same amount of money. She spent a total of $50. How much did Emily pay for each of the skirts?
A:
First, you need to set up the problem with the information given. The cost of the skirts and art supplies must equal $50. Since we know that the cost of the skirts is the same price and that she bought art supplies for $20, we can set up an equation: 2x + 20 = 50, with x being the cost of the skirts. To solve the equation, subtract 20 from both sides, to give you the new equation: 2x = 30. Solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 2, 2x / 2 = 30 / 2 gives you x = 15. Therefore, each skirt cost $15. The answer is 15.