[Question]Marta is arranging floral centerpieces for a reception party. Each arrangement needs to have 8 roses,12 daisies, 3 snapdragons and twice as many lilies. The reception will have 10 tables. How many flowers will she need in total to fill this order?
[Answer]She needs twice as many lilies as the 3 snapdragons in the arrangement so she needs 2 * 3 = 6 lilies. She needs 8 roses, 12 daisies, 3 snapdragons and 6 lilies for a total of 8 + 12 + 3 + 6 = 29 flowers per arrangement. She needs 29 flowers per each of the 10 tables for a total of 29 * 10 = 290 flowers. The answer is 290.
Q: Calvin is a bug collector. In his collection, he has 12 giant roaches, 3 scorpions, half as many crickets as roaches, and twice as many caterpillars as scorpions. How many insects does Calvin have in his collection?
A: With half as many crickets as roaches, he has 12 / 2 = 6 crickets. With twice as many caterpillars as scorpions, he has 3 * 2 = 6 caterpillars. In total, he has 12 + 3 + 6 + 6 = 27 insects in his bug collection. The answer is 27.
Question: There were 349 pieces of candy in a bowl. Talitha took 108 pieces and Solomon took 153 pieces. How many pieces of candy remain in the bowl?
Answer: 349 - 108 = 241 and 241 - 153 = 88. There are 88 pieces of candy left in the bowl. The answer is 88.
[Question]There were 60 women at the party, and three-fourths of these women were married and brought their husbands with them to the party. If 3/4 of the men at the party were single, how many people attended the party?
[Answer]60 x 3 / 4 = 45 females are married which means there are also 45 married males. If 1 / 4 of the men are married, which represents 45 men, then 4 * 45 = 180 is the total number of men who attended the party. Thus, there are a total of 60 women and 180 men, or a total of 60 + 180 = 240 people at the party. The answer is 240.
Q: Tony has a piece of quilt that is 6 feet by 24 feet. If he wants to turn it into a square and use all the fabric, how long is each side of the square?
A: The quilt is 144 square feet because 6 x 24 = 144. A square quilt would be 12 feet per side because (144) = 12. The answer is 12.
Question: James made $4000 in January. The next month he made twice as much. In March, however, James made $2000 less than in February. How much has James made so far this year?
Answer:
In February James made 4000 * 2 = 8000. In March James made 8000 - 2000 = 6000. In total for the year James has made 4000 + 8000 + 6000 = $18000. The answer is 18000.