Q: Leo and Agrey went fishing. Agrey caught 20 more fish than Leo. If Leo caught 40 fish, what's the total number of fish they caught together?
A: Agrey caught 40 + 20 = 60 fish. The total number of fish they caught is 60 + 40 = 100 fish. The answer is 100.
Question: Delta, Beta and Gamma decided to share 40 donuts. Delta took 8 donuts and Beta took three times as many as Gamma. How many donuts did Gamma receive?
Answer: Let x = the number of donuts Gamma took. The total donuts Gamma and Beta have is 40 - 8 = 32 donuts. 3x is the number of donuts for Beta. 3x + x is the number of total donuts for Beta and Gamma. If we add the two x terms, we get 4x = 32. If we divide both sides by 4, we get x = 8, so Gamma has 8 donuts. The answer is 8.
[Question]A cat spends its time hunting birds. The cat catches 8 birds during the day and twice this many at night. In total, how many birds did the cat catch?
[Answer]At night, the cat catches 8 birds * 2 = 16 birds. Combined with the birds caught during the day, the cat caught a total of 8 birds + 16 birds = 24 birds. The answer is 24.
Q: Rich is reading a 372-page book. He has already read 125 pages of the book. If he skipped the 16 pages of maps, how many more pages does he have left to read to finish the book?
A: He has completed 125 pages + 16 pages = 141 pages of the book. Rich has 372 pages - 141 pages = 231 pages left. The answer is 231.
Question: In ancient China, soldiers positioned in beacon towers along the Great Wall would send smoke signals to warn of impending attacks. Since the towers were located at 5 kilometer intervals, they could send a signal the length of the Great Wall. If the Great wall was 7300 kilometers long, and every tower had two soldiers, what was the combined number of soldiers in beacon towers on the Great Wall?
Answer: If there were beacon towers every 5 kilometers along the 7300 kilometer length of the Great Wall, then there were 7300 / 5 = 1460 beacon towers. If every tower had two soldiers, then there were a total of 1460 * 2 = 2920 soldiers in beacon towers along the Great Wall. The answer is 2920.
Q: Travis is hired to take 638 bowls from the factory to the home goods store. The home goods store will pay the moving company a $100 fee, plus $3 for every bowl that is delivered safely. Travis must pay the home goods store $4 each for any bowls that are lost or broken. If 12 bowls are lost, 15 bowls are broken, and the rest are delivered safely, how much should Travis be paid?
A:
Travis has lost or broken 12 + 15 = 27 bowls. Travis will need to pay the store 27 x $4 = $108 dollars. Travis has safely taken 638 - 27 = 611 bowls. For this, he will be paid 611 x $3 = $1833 dollars. In total Travis will be paid $1833 + $100 = $1933 dollars. Since Travis has to pay the home goods 108 for the broken and lost bowls, he will end up with $1933 - $108 = $1825. The answer is 1825.