Question: Steven's teacher sends the class an assignment to collect 60 different fruit seeds. Apples average 6 seeds, pears average 2 seeds, and grapes average 3 seeds. Steven has set aside 4 apples, 3 pears, and 9 grapes to extract their seeds. How many more seeds does he need to fulfill his assignment?
Answer: With 4 apples, Steven will collect 4 apples * 6 seeds / apple = 24 seeds. With 3 pears, Steven will collect 3 pears * 2 seeds / pear = 6 seeds. With 9 grapes, Steven will collect 9 grapes * 3 seeds / grape = 27 seeds. In total, Steven will collect 24 seeds + 6 seeds + 27 seeds = 57 seeds. To collect 60 seeds he needs 60 seeds - 57 seeds = 3 more seeds. The answer is 3.
[Question]Alyssa and Chelsea jointly bought 40 candles to decorate their room. Alyssa used half of them, and Chelsea used 70% of the remaining candles. How many candles are there in the room now?
[Answer]Alyssa used half of the candles, which is 1 / 2 * 40 = 20 candles. The number of candles that remained is 40 - 20 = 20. Chelsea used 70% of the remaining candles, a total of 70 / 100 * 20 = 14 candles. The total number of candles in the room now is 40 - 20 - 14 = 6. The answer is 6.
Q: Carmen burns a candle for 1 hour every night. A candle will last her 8 nights. If she burns the candle for 2 hours a night, how many candles will she use over 24 nights?
A: Burning a candle for 1 hour lasts her 8 nights so if she burns for 2 hours it will last her 8 / 2 = 4 nights. 1 candle now lasts 4 nights and she needs enough for 24 nights so she needs 24 / 4 = 6 candles. The answer is 6.
Question: Tina's bag contains nine apples, 5 oranges, and 17 tangerines. If she took away 2 oranges and 10 tangerines, how many more tangerines than oranges would she have left?
Answer: Tina has 5 - 2 = 3 oranges. Tina has 17 - 10 = 7 tangerines. Tina has 7 - 3 = 4 more tangerines than oranges. The answer is 4.
[Question]Jessica is making an apple pie. She knows that each serving requires 1.5 apples and she has 12 quests. She plans to make 3 pies, which each contain 8 servings. If her guests finish all the pie, on average , how many apples does each guest eat?
[Answer]She is making 24 servings because 3 x 8 = 24. Each guest has 2 servings because 24 / 12 = 2. Each guest has 3 apples because 2 x 1.5 = 3. The answer is 3.
[Question]Mr. Mitchell is buying pizzas for the soccer team. He buys one slice for every goal they scored on the season. A large pizza has 12 slices. If he bought 6 pizzas, and the team had 8 games, how many goals did they score per game on average?
[Answer]
They scored 72 goals because 6 x 12 = 72. They scored 9 goals a game because 72 / 8 = 9. The answer is 9.