Question: Jesse is desperately trying to finish a book for a school book report due on Monday so he can play this weekend. Friday afternoon, he read the first 5 chapters, which were 10, 15, 27, 12, and 19 pages, respectively, before taking a break. To his dismay, he found that he was only 1/3 of the way through the book. How many pages does he still have to read?
Answer: So far, Jesse has read 10 + 15 + 27 + 12 + 19 = 83 pages. That's 1 / 3 of the book, so the remainder of the book is twice as many pages, or 2 * 83 = 166 pages. The answer is 166.
[Question]Ian spent half the money he made on doing online surveys. If he worked 8 hours doing surveys and on average he's able to earn $18 per hour doing surveys, how much money does he have left?
[Answer]Ian is able to earn $18 per hour doing surveys. If he worked 8 hours doing surveys, then he earned $18 * 8 = $144. If he spent half of what he earned, then he spent $144 * 50% = $72. If Ian spent $72 of his earnings, then he has $144 - $72 = $72 left. The answer is 72.
Q: Nancy and Jason are learning to dance for the first time. Nancy steps on her partner's feet 3 times as often as Jason. If together they step on each other's feet 32 times, how many times does Jason step on his partner's feet?
A: Let n be the number of times Nancy steps on her partner's feet and j be the number of times Jason does. We know that n = 3j and n + j = 32. Substituting the first equation into the second equation, we get 3j + j = 32. Combining like terms, we get 4j = 32. Dividing both sides by 4, we get j = 8. The answer is 8.
Question: Phil likes to collect baseball cards. He buys a pack of twenty each week for a year, but then loses half of them one day in a fire. How many baseball cards does Phil have left?
Answer: Since there are 20 cards in a pack and 52 weeks in a year, Phil starts by collecting 20 * 52 = 1040 baseball cards. He then loses half of them for 1040 / 2 = 520 cards remaining. The answer is 520.
[Question]James is running a fundraiser selling candy bars. Each box has 10 candy bars in it. He sells 5 boxes. He sells each candy bar for $1.50 and buys each bar for $1. How much profit does he make from these sales?
[Answer]He makes 1.5 - 1 = $.5 from each candy bar. He sells 5 * 10 = 50 candy bars. So he makes 50 * .5 = $25. The answer is 25.
[Question]A boat carrying 20 sheep, 10 cows and 14 dogs capsized. 3 of the sheep drowned. Twice as many cows drowned as did sheep. All of the dogs made it to shore. How many total animals made it to the shore?
[Answer]
The boat had 20 - 3 = 17 sheep make it to shore. 3 sheep drowned, so 2 * 3 = 6 cows drowned. 10 cows on the boat - 6 drowned = 4 cows made it to the shore. 17 sheep + 4 cows + 14 dogs = 35 animals made it to shore. The answer is 35.