[Question]For many years, the number of sharks in Pelican Bay has been twice the number of Pelicans in Shark Bite Cove. But today scientists say one-third of the Pelicans in Shark Bite Cove have moved to Pelican Bay. If there are still 60 sharks in Pelican Bay, how many Pelicans remain in Shark Bite Cove?
[Answer]If there are 60 sharks in Pelican Bay, and this number is twice the number of Pelicans that usually live in Shark Bite Cove, then there were 60 / 2 = 30 Pelicans in Shark Bite Cove. If one - third of the Pelicans in Shark Bite Cove move to Pelican Bay,. then 30 / 3 = 10 Pelicans will have moved away. This would leave 30 - 10 = 20 Pelican remaining in Shark Bite Cove. The answer is 20.
Q: Sam has 3 German Shepherds and 4 French Bulldogs. Peter wants to buy 3 times as many German Shepherds as Sam has and 2 times as many French Bulldogs as Sam has. How many dogs does Peter want to have?
A: Peter wants to have 3 * 3 = 9 German Shepherd dogs. He wants to have 2 * 4 = 8 French Bulldogs. So, Peter wants to have 9 + 8 = 17 dogs. The answer is 17.
Question: Haily wants to go to the salon and do her nails, cut her hair and do a facial cleaning. She doesn't want to spend much, so she called 3 salons to get their prices: Gustran Salon, Barbara's Shop, and The Fancy Salon. At Gustran Salon, the haircut is $45, the facial cleaning is $22 and the nails are $30. At Barbara's shop, the nails are $40, the haircut is $30 and the facial cleaning is $28. And, at the Fancy Salon, the facial cleaning is $30, the haircut is $34 and the nails are $20. How much would Haily spend at the cheapest salon?
Answer: So first, we should add the prices of all salons. At Gustran Salon, the total price is: $45 + $22 + $30 = $97. The total price at Barbara's shop is: $40 + $30 + $28 = $98. The total price at The Fancy Salon is: $30 + $34 + $20 = $84. At Gustran salon she would spend $97, at Barbara's Shop she would spend $98, and at The Fancy Salon she would spend $84, so she would spend $84 at the cheapest salon. The answer is 84.
[Question]Amon & Rhonda combined have 215 marbles. If Amon owns 55 marbles more than Rhonda, how many marbles does Rhonda have?
[Answer]Let's say Rhonda has m marbles. The total number of marbles that Ammon has is m + 55. Amon & Rhonda combined have m + (m + 55) = 215. This means the total number of marbles they have together is 2m + 55 = 215. 2m = 215 - 55. The total number of marbles that Rhonda has is m = 160 / 2. Rhonda has m = 80 marbles. The answer is 80.
Q: Kimberly went strawberry picking with her family over the weekend. She picked 8 times the amount of strawberries her brother picked and her parents picked 93 strawberries less than her. If her brother picked 3 baskets each containing 15 strawberries, how many strawberries would they each have if they divide the total number of strawberries equally amongst them?
A: Kimberly's brother picked 3 x 15 = 45 strawberries. Kimberly picked 8 x 45 = 360 strawberries. Kimberly's parents picked 360 - 93 = 267 strawberries. Altogether, they picked 45 + 360 + 267 = 672 strawberries. Each of them will have 672 / 4 = 168 strawberries. The answer is 168.
Question: Lauryn owns a computer company that employs men and women in different positions in the company. How many men does he employ if there are 20 fewer men than women and 180 people working for Lauryn?
Answer:
Let's say the number of men working at the company is x. Since there are 180 people, and the number of men is 20 fewer than the number of women, then x + x + 20 = 180. The total number of employees in the company is 2x + 20 = 180. 2x = 180 - 20. 2x = 160. The number of men is x = 160 / 2. There are x = 80 men in the company. The answer is 80.