Question: Ocho has 8 friends and half are girls. His friends who are boys like to play theater with him. How many boys play theater with him?
Answer: Half his friends are boys because 1 - 1 / 2 = 1 / 2. He plays with four boys because 8 x 1 / 2 = 4. The answer is 4.
[Question]A group of six friends planned to buy a car. The cost of the car is $1700 and they plan to share the cost equally. They had a car wash to help raise funds, which would be taken out of the total cost. The remaining cost would be split between the six friends. At the car wash, they earn $500. However, Brad decided not to join in the purchase of the car. How much more does each friend have to pay now that Brad isn't participating?
[Answer]Start by finding the total that is left, $1700 car price - $500 earned at car wash = $1200 remaining. So the six friends should pay $1200 / 6 people = $200 each. Since Brad is not joining, then the 5 friends have to split Brad's share which is $200 / 5 = $40 each. The answer is 40.
Q: Mike and Ted planted tomatoes. In the morning, Mike planted 50 tomato seeds while Ted planted twice as much as Mike. In the afternoon, Mike planted 60 tomato seeds while Ted planted 20 fewer tomato seeds than Mike. How many tomato seeds did they plant altogether?
A: Ted planted 2 x 50 = 100 tomato seeds. So, Mike and Ted planted 50 + 100 = 150 tomato seeds in the morning. In the afternoon, Ted planted 60 - 20 = 40 seeds. Thus, Mike and Ted planted 60 + 40 = 100 tomato seeds in the afternoon. Therefore, they planted 150 + 100 = 250 tomato seed altogether. The answer is 250.
Question: Marly is making soup. He adds 2 quarts of milk and three times as much chicken stock to 1 quart of pureed vegetables. Then he divides the soup into bags that can hold 3 quarts each. How many bags does he need?
Answer: First triple the amount of milk to find the amount of chicken stock: 2 quarts * 3 = 6 quarts. Then add all three quantities to find the total volume of the soup: 6 quarts + 2 quarts + 1 quart = 9 quarts. Finally, divide the number of quarts by the number of quarts per bag to find the number of bags needed: 9 quarts / 3 quarts / bag = 3 bags. The answer is 3.
[Question]The ratio of boys to girls in a family is 5:7. The total number of children in the family is 180. If the boys are given $3900 to share, how much money does each boy receive?
[Answer]The total ratio representing the number of children in the family is 5 + 7 = 12. From the total ratio of children in the family, 5 / 12 represent the number of boys, meaning that the number of boys in the family is 5 / 12 * 180 = 75. If the boys are given $3900 to share, each boy receives $3900 / 75 = $52. The answer is 52.
[Question]Jack says he has 13 more notebooks in his bag than Gerald. Jack gives 5 notebooks to Paula and 6 notebooks to Mike. If Gerald has 8 notebooks, how many notebooks does Jack have left?
[Answer]
Jack had 13 more than 8 notebooks for a total of 13 + 8 = 21 notebooks. He gave 5 notebooks to Paula so he has 21 - 5 = 16 notebooks left. He gave another 6 to Mike so he has 16 - 6 = 10 notebooks left. The answer is 10.