Q: Mr. Langsley commutes to work every day by bus. The bus picks him up at 6:00 a.m. and takes forty minutes to arrive at the first station. If Mr. Langsley arrives at work at 9:00 a.m., what's the total time taken in minutes from the first station to Mr. Langsley's workplace?
A: The total time taken for the whole journey is 9:00 - 6:00 = 3 hours. The total time taken in minutes is 3 * 60 = 180 minutes. If it takes 40 minutes to reach the first station, then the rest of the journey takes 180 - 40 = 140 minutes. The answer is 140.
Question: Kat decides she wants to start a boxing career. She gets a gym membership and spends 1 hour in the gym 3 times a week doing strength training. She also trained at the boxing gym 4 times a week for 1.5 hours. How many hours a week does she train?
Answer: She strength trains 3 * 1 = 3 hours a week. She does boxing training 4 * 1.5 = 6 hours a week. So she trains a total of 3 + 6 = 9 hours a week. The answer is 9.
[Question]Tom Sawyer has tricked his friends into whitewashing Aunt Polly's 100-foot fence. His first friend, Ben, whitewashed 10 feet. His second friend Billy whitewashed a fifth of the remaining fence. A third friend, Johnny, whitewashed a third of the fence that was left after that. How much of the fence still needs to be whitewashed?
[Answer]It's a 100 - foot fence, and Ben whitewashed 10 feet, so there are 100 - 10 = 90 feet left after Ben is done. Billy whitewashed a fifth of that, or 90 / 5 = 18 feet. There is now 90 - 18 = 72 feet of fence left. Johnny whitewashes a third of that, or 72 / 3 = 24 feet. That leaves 72 - 24 = 48 feet of fence left to be whitewashed. The answer is 48.
Q: Mel is three years younger than Katherine. When Katherine is two dozen years old, how old will Mel be in years?
A: When Katherine is 2 dozen years old, she will be 2 * 12 = 24 years old. If Mel is three years younger than Katherine, then when Katherine is 24 years old, Mel will be 24 - 3 = 21 years old. The answer is 21.
Question: Wade is the star player of the basketball team. His average points per game is 20, and his teammates' average points per game is 40. How many points will their team have in total after 5 games?
Answer: Wade's points is 5 x 20 = 100 after 5 games. His teammates points is 40 x 5 = 200 after 5 games. So, the total score of the whole team is 100 + 200 = 300 after five games.". The answer is 300.
Q: Chloe and Max played Mario Kart together. The ratio of Chloe's wins to Max's wins is 8:3. Chloe won 24 times. How many times did Max win?
A:
We are trying to figure out how many times Max won at Mario Kart, so we'll call that number Y. We know the ratio of Chloe's wins to Max's wins is 8 / 3, so 8 / 3 = 24 / Y. Next, we will multiply to find the cross - products. 8 x Y = 3 x 24 or 8Y = 72. We want to get figure out Y, so we need to get it by itself by dividing by 8, like this: 8Y / 8 = 72 / 8. Y = 9, so Max won 9 times. The answer is 9.