[Question]While chatting in the school cafeteria, Cesar's friend Demi tells him that a new fantasy series was on Netflix and he should watch it. The new series has 12 seasons, and each season has 20 episodes. If Cesar watched 1/3 of the series before the school closed, how many episodes were remaining for him to finish the series?
[Answer]The total number of episodes in the series is 20 episodes per season * 12 seasons = 240 episodes. He watches 1 / 3 of the series, 1 / 3 * 240 = 80 episodes. A total of 240 - 80 = 160 episodes were remaining for Cesar to finish the series. The answer is 160.
Q: Jeremy loves to play Scrabble. He once played a three-letter word on a triple word score to earn thirty points. If before the word score was tripled, the first and third letters were each valued at one point apiece, how much was the middle letter valued at before the word score was tripled?
A: Since the word score after being tripled was 30 points, then the word score before tripling was 30 / 3 = 10 points. If before the word score was tripled, the first and third letters were each valued at one point apiece, then the value of the middle letter was 10 - 1 - 1 = 8 points. The answer is 8.
Question: Liezl prepared four sets of 2-dozen paper cups for her daughter's birthday party. If 5 cups were damaged and 30 were not used, how many paper cups were used?
Answer: Since 1 dozen is equal to 12 then 2 dozens of cups is equal to 2 x 12 = 24 cups. So, Liezl prepared a total of 24 cups x 4 sets = 96 paper cups. A total of 5 + 30 = 35 paper cups were not used. Hence, 96 - 35 = 61 paper cups were used. The answer is 61.
[Question]Paul uses 1 can of frosting to frost a layer cake. He uses a half can of frosting for a single cake, or a single pan of brownies, or a dozen cupcakes. For Saturday, he needs to have 3 layer cakes, 6 dozen cupcakes, 12 single cakes and 18 pans of brownies ready and frosted for customer pick up. How many cans of frosting will he need?
[Answer]He needs 1 can of frosting per layer cake and he needs to make 3 layer cakes so that's 1 * 3 = 3 cans of frosting. There are 6 dozen cupcakes,12 single cakes and 18 pans of brownies for a total of 6 + 12 + 18 = 36 orders. Each of the 36 orders needs 1 / 2 can of frosting so they need 36 * .5 = 18 cans of frosting. He needs 3 cans of frosting for the layer cakes and 18 cans for the remaining items for a total of 3 + 18 = 21 cans of frosting. The answer is 21.
Q: The standard poodle is 8 inches taller than the miniature poodle, and the miniature poodle is 6 inches taller than the toy poodle. If the standard poodle in 28 inches tall, how tall is the toy poodle in inches?
A: If the standard poodle is 8 inches taller than the miniature poodle, then the miniature poodle is 28 - 8 = 20 inches tall. And if the miniature poodle is 8 inches taller than the toy poodle, that the toy poodle is 20 - 6 = 14 inches tall. The answer is 14.
Question: Christine makes money by commission rate. She gets a 12% commission on all items she sells. This month, she sold $24000 worth of items. Sixty percent of all her earning will be allocated to her personal needs and the rest will be saved. How much did she save this month?
Answer:
This month, Christine earned a commission of 12 / 100 x $24000 = $2880. She allocated 60 / 100 x $2880 = $1728 on her personal needs. Therefore, she saved $2880 - $1728 = $1152 this month. The answer is 1152.