[Question]John's cow weighs 400 pounds. It increased its weight to 1.5 times its starting weight. He is able to sell the cow for $3 per pound. How much more is it worth after gaining the weight?
[Answer]The cow initially weighs 400 * 1.5 = 600 pounds. So it gained 600 - 400 = 200 pounds. So its value increased by 200 * $3 = $600. The answer is 600.
Q: Jean has 3 grandchildren. She buys each grandkid 2 cards a year and puts $80 in each card. How much does she give away to grandchildren a year?
A: Each grandchild gets 2 * 80 = $160 a year. So that means they get a total of 3 * 160 = $480. The answer is 480.
Question: Betty picked 16 strawberries. Matthew picked 20 more strawberries than Betty and twice as many as Natalie. They used their strawberries to make jam. One jar of jam used 7 strawberries and they sold each jar at $4. How much money were they able to make from the strawberries they picked?
Answer: Matthew picked 16 + 20 = 36 strawberries. Natalie picked 36 / 2 = 18 strawberries. All together, they have 16 + 36 + 18 = 70 strawberries. They can make 70 / 7 = 10 jars of strawberries. They earn 10 x $4 = $40 from the strawberries they picked. The answer is 40.
[Question]Megan has read 32 books this year. Kelcie has read 1/4 the amount of books that Megan has read. Greg has read 9 more than twice the number of books that Kelcie has read. How many books total have Megan, Kelcie, and Greg read?
[Answer]Kelcie: 32 / 4 = 8 books. Greg: 9 + 2(8) = 25 books. Total:32 + 8 + 25 = 65 books. The answer is 65.
Q: Harry is a professional dog-walker. He is paid to go on long walks with dogs while their families are away from home. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Harry walks 7 dogs. On Tuesday, he walks 12 dogs. And on Thursday he walks 9 dogs. He is paid $5 for each dog that he walks. How many dollars does Harry earn in a week?
A: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Harry walks a total of 3 * 7 = 21 dogs. Thus, in a week he walks 21 + 12 + 9 = 42 dogs. At a rate of $5 per dog, Harry ears $5 * 42 = $210 per week. The answer is 210.
Question: In a show, there can be 5 actors at a time. Every actor is in the show for about 15 minutes, and then another 5 actors come in. How many actors can there be on the show in 1 hour?
Answer:
One hour is 60 minutes, so there can be 60 / 15 = 4 different sets of actors. This means, that during one hour there can be 4 * 5 = 20 different actors in the show. The answer is 20.