Q: Jack is making barbecue sauce. He uses 3 cups of ketchup, 1 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of honey. If each burger takes 1/4 cup of sauce and each pulled pork sandwich takes 1/6 cup, how many burgers can Jack make if he makes 18 pulled pork sandwiches?
A: First find how much barbecue sauce Jack makes by adding the volume of each ingredient: 3 cups + 1 cup + 1 cup = 5 cups. Then multiply the number of pulled pork sandwiches by the amount of sauce per sandwich to find the total amount used: 1 / 6 cup / sandwich * 18 sandwiches = 3 cups. Then subtract this amount from the total amount of sauce Jack has to find how much he uses on the burgers: 5 cups - 3 cups = 2 cups. Then divide this amount by the amount of sauce used per burger to find the number of burgers he can make: 2 cups / 1 / 4 cup / burger = 8 burgers. The answer is 8.
Question: Maisy has been offered a new job and now has the option of continuing to work at her current job or take the new job. Her current job is 8 hours a week with a wage of $10 per hour. The new job is offering 4 hours a week with a wage of $15 per hour with an additional bonus of $35 per week if she exceeds her quota. Maisy is confident that she will exceed her quota and decides to include this when calculating her wage at the new job. How much more money, in dollars, will Maisy earn at her new job?
Answer: At her current job, Maisy earns 8 hours * $10 per hour = $80. At her new job, she would earn 4 hours * $15 per hour = $60. Including her bonus, her new job would pay $60 wage + $35 bonus = $95. So at her new job, she would earn an extra 95 80 = $15. The answer is 15.
[Question]Tim spent $50.00 on Chinese take-out. 80% of the cost went to 4 entrees. The rest of the money went to 2 appetizers that each cost the same amount. How much was the price of a single appetizer?
[Answer]He spent $50.00 and 80% of the meal went to entrees so he spent 50 * .80 = $40.00 on entrees. He spent $50.00 and $40.00 went to entrees so that leaves $50 - $40 = $10.00 for appetizers. Each appetizer costs the same amount and he spent $10.00 all together so each appetizer is $10 / 2 = $5.00. The answer is 5.
Q: Shelly makes braided keychains for her friends at school. Each keychain takes 12 inches of thread to braid. This year, she made six friends in classes and half that number from after-school clubs. She wants to make each of them a keychain. How many inches of thread does Shelly need?
A: Shelly made 6 / 2 = 3 friends from after - school clubs. She made 6 + 3 = 9 new friends at school this year. Shelly will need 9 * 12 = 108 inches of thread to make each friend a keychain. The answer is 108.
Question: Jerry is trying to cut down on the amount of soda he drinks. Right now, he drinks 48 sodas a week. If he cuts the number of sodas he drinks in half each week, how many weeks will it take him to only drink 6 sodas per week?
Answer: Figure out how many sodas Jerry drinks after 1 week by dividing the starting number of sodas by 2: 48 sodas / 2 = 24 sodas. Now repeat the process to figure out how many soda he drinks after 2 weeks: 24 sodas / 2 = 12 sodas. Repeat the process one more time to find the number of sodas after 3 weeks: 12 sodas / 2 = 6 sodas. It takes Jerry 3 weeks to get down to 6 sodas. The answer is 3.
Q: 4 friends went to buy from a clothes shop. Every item was 50% off. All four friends decided to buy a t-shirt. The original price of the t-shirt was 20 dollars. How much money did they spend in total?
A:
After the 50% discount, the t - shirt cost 20 * 0.5 = $10. So in all, the 4 friends spent 4 * $10 = $40. The answer is 40.