[Question]A local business was selling 25 raffle tickets to raise money for charity. Each ticket cost $2.00 apiece. They sold all the tickets and also received 2 $15 donations and a $20 donation. How much money did they raise?
[Answer]They sold 25 raffle tickets at $2.00 a piece so 25 * 2 = $50.00. They received 2 $15.00 donations so 2 * 15 = $30. With another donation of $20, in total, they raised 50 + 30 + 20 = $100.00. The answer is 100.
Q: The kindergartners each need to bring one mini tissue box to class for the school year. There are three kindergartner groups with 9, 10, and 11 students respectively. Each mini tissue box contains 40 tissues. How many tissues do the kindergartner groups bring together?
A: There are a total of 9 + 10 + 11 = 30 kindergartners. Altogether, they bring a total of 30 x 40 = 1200 tissues. The answer is 1200.
Question: Senior Center is hosting a bingo night. $2,400 in prize money will be given away. The first winner of the night will receive a third of the money. The next ten winners will each receive a 10th of the remaining amount. How many dollars will each of the next ten winners receive?
Answer: The first winner will receive 2400 / 3 = $800. There will be 2400 - 800 = $1600 left. The other winners will receive 1600 / 10 = $160 each. The answer is 160.
[Question]There are 24 marbles in a jar. Half are blue. There are 6 red marbles. The rest of the marbles are orange. How many orange marbles are there?
[Answer]There are 24 / 2 = 12 blue marbles. Blue and red marbles make up 12 + 6 = 18 of the 24 marbles. Thus, there are 24 - 18 = 6 orange marbles. The answer is 6.
Q: Jamestown has 20 theme parks. If Venice has 25 more theme parks than Jamestown, and Marina Del Ray has 50 more theme parks than Jamestown, calculate the number of theme parks present in the three towns.
A: Since Venice has 25 more theme parks than Jamestown, there are 20 + 25 = 45 theme parks in Venice. Together, Venice and Jamestown have 45 + 20 = 65 theme parks. With 50 more theme parks than Jamestown, Marina Del Ray has 50 + 20 = 70 theme parks. The total number of theme parks in the three towns is 70 + 65 = 135. The answer is 135.
Question: Sammy has 2 more bottle caps than Janine. Janine has 3 times as many bottle caps as Billie. If Billie has 2 bottle caps, how many does Sammy have?
Answer:
Janine has 2 * 3 = 6 bottle caps. Sammy has 6 + 2 = 8 bottle caps. The answer is 8.