Question: Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy. If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then how many pencils does Candy have?
Answer: If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then Calen originally had 10 + 10 = 20 pencils. Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and thus Caleb has 20 - 5 = 15 pencils. Let's let "x" represent the number of pencils owned by Candy. Since Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy, then (2 * x) - 3 = 15. This simplifies to 2 * x = 18. Thus, the number of pencils owned by Candy is x = 9 pencils. The answer is 9.
[Question]Evan owns 40 fewer books than the number he had 2 years ago. Evan will have 60 more than five times as many books as he owns now in five years. If Evan had 200 books two years ago, calculate the total number of books he will have in five years.
[Answer]If Evan had 200 books two years ago, he currently has 200 - 40 = 160 books. In five years, Evan will have 60 more than 160 * 5 = 800 books which is the number he has now. This means Evan will have 800 + 60 = 860 books in five years. The answer is 860.
Q: The chef has 60 eggs. He puts 10 eggs in the fridge and uses the rest to make cakes. If he used 5 eggs to make one cake, how many cakes did the chef make?
A: After putting 10 eggs in the fridge, the chef has 60 - 10 = 50 eggs left to make cakes. Since it takes 5 eggs to make one cake, the chef can make 50 eggs 5 eggs per cake = 10 cakes. The answer is 10.
Question: Angela wants to check her math homework answers with her friends, but some of them aren't done yet. Out of 20 problems, Martha has finished 2, Jenna has finished four times the number Martha did minus 2, and Mark has finished half the number Jenna did. If none of the friends worked on any of the same problems, how many problems have no one but Angela finished?
Answer: Four times the number of problems Martha answered is 4 x 2 = 8. So, Jenna answered 8 - 2 = 6 problems. The number of problems Mark answered is 6 / 2 = 3. The total number of problems Martha, Jenna, and Mark answered is 2 + 6 + 3 = 11. So, this means Angela was able to answer 20 - 11 = 9 problems. The answer is 9.
[Question]One logger can cut down 6 trees per day. The forest is a rectangle measuring 4 miles by 6 miles, and each square mile has 600 trees. If there are 30 days in each month, how many months will it take 8 loggers to cut down all the trees?
[Answer]First find the total area of the forest: 4 miles * 6 miles = 24 square miles. Then find the total number of trees in that area: 600 trees / square mile * 24 square miles = 14400 trees. Then find the number of trees all the loggers can cut down in one day: 8 loggers * 6 trees / logger = 48 trees. Then divide the total number of trees by the number cut down per day to find the number of days it takes to clear the forest: 14400 trees / 48 trees / day = 300 days. Then divide the time in days by the number of days per month to find the time in months: 300 days / 30 days / month = 10 months. The answer is 10.
[Question]Bob grew corn in his garden and is ready to harvest it. He has 5 rows of corn, and each row has 80 corn stalks. About every 8 corn stalks will produce a bushel of corn. How many bushels of corn will Bob harvest?
[Answer]
Bob has 5 rows of corn, each with 80 corn stalks, so he has 5 rows * 80 stalks per row = 400 corn stalks. 8 corn stalks will produce a bushel of corn, so Bob will harvest 400 corn stalks / 8 corn stalks per bushel = 50 bushels of corn. The answer is 50.