Question: In preparation for the church fundraiser, Julia bakes one less than 5 cakes per day for 6 days. Unfortunately, every other day, Julia's brother, Clifford, sneaks into Julia's house and eats one of Julia's cakes. At the end of 6 days, how many cakes does Julia have remaining?
Answer: Julia baked one less than 5 cakes per day, or 5 - 1 = 4 cakes per day. For 6 days, Julia baked 4 cakes per day, for a total of 4 * 6 = 24 cakes. Over 6 days, every other day, Clifford sneaks into Julia's house and eats one of Julia's cakes resulting in disappearance of 6 / 2 = 3 cakes. At the end of 6 days, Julia has 24 - 3 = 21 cakes remaining. The answer is 21.
[Question]Four years ago, Kody was only half as old as Mohamed. If Mohamed is currently twice 30 years old, how old is Kody?
[Answer]Mohammed is currently 2 * 30 = 60 years old. four years ago, Mohammed was 60 - 4 = 56 years old. Four years ago, Kody was half Mohammed's age, which is 56 / 2 = 28 years old. Currently, Kody is 28 + 4 = 32 years old. The answer is 32.
Q: Toby is dining out with his friend. They each order a cheeseburger for $3.65. He gets a milkshake for $2 and his friend gets a coke for $1. They split a large fries that cost $4. His friend also gets three cookies that cost $.5 each. The tax is $.2. They agree to split the bill. If Toby arrived with $15, how much change is he bringing home?
A: The cookies cost 3 x .5 = 1.5. The hamburgers cost $7.3 because 2 x 3.65 = 7.3. The total cost is $16 because 7.3 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1.5 + .2 = 16. The cost is $8 per person because 16 / 2 = 8. Toby has $7 in change because 15 - 8 = 7. The answer is 7.
Question: A classroom of 15 students turned in essays on Friday morning. The first 5 students each turned in essays with 2 pages. The next 5 students each turned in essays with 3 pages. The last 5 students each turned in essays with 1 page. What is the average page count per essay for the 15 students?
Answer: The first 5 students turned in a total of 2 * 5 = 10 pages. The next 5 students turned in a total of 3 * 5 = 15 pages. The last 5 students turned in a total of 1 * 5 = 5 pages. In total there are 30 pages turned in by the students. For the 15 students, the average page count per essay is 30 / 15 = 2 pages. The answer is 2.
[Question]Libby has 160 quarters in her piggy bank. She has to pay $35 to replace her sister's dress that she borrowed and ruined. After replacing the dress, how many quarters will Libby have left?
[Answer]There are 4 quarters in every dollar, so $35 x 4 = 140 quarters. Libby has 160 quarters 140 quarters to repay her sister = 20 quarters left. The answer is 20.
[Question]Ali keeps his bills in his wallet. He has 7 bills of 5 dollars and 1 bill of 10 dollars. How much money does he have in total?
[Answer]
Ali has 7 * $5 = $35 from the seven 5 - dollar bills. So in total, he has $35 + $10 = $45. The answer is 45.