Q: Dani brings two and half dozen cupcakes for her 2nd-grade class. There are 27 students (including Dani), 1 teacher, and 1 teacher's aid. If 3 students called in sick that day, how many cupcakes are left after Dani gives one to everyone in the class?
A: Dani brings 2.5 x 12 = 30 cupcakes. She needs this many cupcakes to feed everyone in class 27 + 2 = 29. With the 3 students calling in sick, there are this many people in class today 29 - 3 = 26. There are this many cupcakes left after everyone gets one 30 - 26 = 4 cupcakes. The answer is 4.
Question: Georgie needs 3 avocados to make her grandmother's guacamole recipe. If she already had 5 avocados and her sister buys another 4 avocados, how many servings of guacamole can Georgie make?
Answer: Altogether, Georgie has 5 + 4 = 9 avocados. She can make 9 / 3 = 3 servings of guacamole. The answer is 3.
[Question]Reggie's father gave him $48. Reggie bought 5 books, each of which cost $2. How much money does Reggie have left?
[Answer]The cost of the books is 5 $2 = $10. Reggie has $48 $10 = $38 left. The answer is 38.
Q: Johann and two friends are to deliver 180 pieces of certified mail. His friends each deliver 41 pieces of mail. How many pieces of mail does Johann need to deliver?
A: Friends = 41 * 2 = 82. Johann = 180 - 82 = 98. Johann must deliver 98 pieces of mail. The answer is 98.
Question: Among the career home run leaders for MLB, Hank Aaron has 175 fewer than twice the number that Dave Winfield has. Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs. How many home runs did Dave Winfield hit in his career?
Answer: Let x be the number of home runs Dave Winfield hit. 755 = 2x - 175. 930 = 2x. x = 465 home runs. The answer is 465.
Q: James buys 2 puzzles that are 2000 pieces each. He anticipates for these larger puzzles he can do 100 pieces every 10 minutes. So how long would it take to finish both puzzles?
A:
His speed means he can do 10 / 100 = .1 minute per piece. So he can finish 1 puzzle in 2000 * .1 = 200 minutes. So these two puzzles take 200 * 2 = 400 minutes. The answer is 400.