Question: Mario has 3 hibiscus plants in his garden. The first hibiscus plant has 2 flowers. The second hibiscus plant has twice as many flowers as the first hibiscus plant. The third hibiscus plant has four times as many flowers as the second hibiscus plant. How many total blossoms does Mario have?
Answer: The second hibiscus plant has 2 x 2 = 4 flowers. The third hibiscus plant has 4 x 4 = 16 flowers. Adding the first hibiscus plant's flowers, Mario has a total of 2 + 4 + 16 = 22 flowers. The answer is 22.
[Question]Five friends eat at Wendy's and ordered the following: a platter of Taco Salad that cost $10, 5 orders of Dave's Single hamburger that cost $5 each, 4 sets of french fries that cost $2.50, and 5 cups of peach lemonade that cost $2 each. How much will each of them pay if they will split the bill equally?
[Answer]The cost of 5 pieces of Dave's Single hamburger is $5 x 5 = $25. The cost of 4 sets of french fries is $2.50 x 4 = $10. The cost of 5 cups of peach lemonade is $2 x 5 = $10. So, their total bill is $10 + $25 + $10 + $10 = $55. Therefore, each of them will contribute $55 / 5 = $11. The answer is 11.
Q: Tony read 23 books, Dean read 12 books and Breanna read 17 books. Tony and Dean read 3 of the same books and all three had read the same book as well. In total how many different books have Tony, Dean, and Breanna read?
A: Tony and Dean together read 23 + 12 = 35 books. 3 of these books were duplicates so Tony and Dean together read 35 - 3 = 32 unique books. All three read 32 + 17 = 49 books. Because the books are being counted three times, the book is counted 3 - 1 = 2 extra times. All together they have read 49 - 2 = 47 different books. The answer is 47.
Question: Donald drinks 3 more than twice the number of juice bottles Paul drinks in one day. If Paul drinks 3 bottles of juice per day, how many bottles does Donald drink per day?
Answer: Twice the number of bottles Paul drinks in one day is 3 * 2 = 6 bottles. So, the number of bottles that Donald drinks in one day is 6 + 3 = 9 bottles. The answer is 9.
[Question]Cheryl needs 4 cups of basil to make 1 cup of pesto. She can harvest 16 cups of basil from her farm every week for 8 weeks. How many cups of pesto will she be able to make?
[Answer]She harvests 16 cups of basil every week for 8 weeks for a total of 16 * 8 = 128 cups of basil. She needs 4 cups of basil to make 1 cup of pesto and she has 128 cups of basil so she can make 128 / 4 = 32 cups of pesto. The answer is 32.
[Question]In Alaska the commercial Cod fishing season runs from January 1 - August 1 lasting exactly 7 months, or 213 days on a non-leap year. Two fishermen are competing against each other to see who can earn more profit. The first fisherman plans to catch fish at a steady rate of 3 per day for the entire season. The second fisherman is a novice who will need to start more slowly. He plans to catch only 1 fish per day during the first 30 days, 2 fish per day during the next 60 days, and then 4 fish per day during the remainder of the season. At the end of the season, how many more fish will be caught by the fisherman who catches the higher number of fish?
[Answer]
The first fisherman will catch 3 * 213 = 639 fish during the season. The second fisherman catch 1 * 30 + 2 * 60 = 150 fish during the first 90 days of the season. Then, during the remaining 213 - 90 = 123 days of the season, the second fisherman will can an additional 4 * 123 = 492 fish. Thus, the second fisherman will catch a total of 150 + 492 = 642 fish. Therefore, the second fisherman will catch 642 - 639 = 3 more fish than the first fisherman at the end of the season. The answer is 3.