Q: The chef has 60 eggs. He puts 10 eggs in the fridge and uses the rest to make cakes. If he used 5 eggs to make one cake, how many cakes did the chef make?
A: After putting 10 eggs in the fridge, the chef has 60 - 10 = 50 eggs left to make cakes. Since it takes 5 eggs to make one cake, the chef can make 50 eggs 5 eggs per cake = 10 cakes. The answer is 10.
Question: Of the 3 friends, Harry has 4 times as many fish as Joe, and Joe has 8 times as many fish as Sam does. If Sam has 7 fish, how many fish does Harry have?
Answer: Joe has 8 * 7 = 56 fish. Harry has 4 * 56 = 224 fish. The answer is 224.
[Question]Mr. Fortchaud turns on his heater on the 1st of November, 2005. The fuel tank was then full and contained 3,000 L. On January 1, 2006, the tank counter indicated that 180 L remained. Mr. Fortchaud again filled his tank completely. On 1 May 2006, Mr. Fortchaud decided to stop heating and he read 1,238 L on the meter. What the volume of fuel oil that was used between 1 November 2005 and 1 May 2006?
[Answer]I calculate consumption between November 1, 2005 and January 1, 2006: 3,000 180 = 2820 L. I calculate consumption between January 1, 2006 and May 1, 2006: 3,000 1238 = 1762 L. I calculate the total consumption between November 1st and May 1st: 2,820 + 1,762 = 4582 L. The answer is 4582.
Q: Mike gets paid 100 dollars a week. He decides to spend half of that at an arcade. He spends 10 dollars at the arcade on food and uses the rest on arcade tokens. He can play for 1 hour for $8. How many minutes can he play?
A: He spent 100 * .5 = $50 at the arcade. He uses 50 - 10 = $40 on tokens. He can play 40 / 8 = 5 hours. There are 60 minutes in an hour so he can play 5 * 60 = 300 minutes. The answer is 300.
Question: John buys a pair of earbuds that cost $200. If tax was 15%, how much did he pay after tax?
Answer: The tax was 200 * .15 = $30. So he paid 200 + 30 = $230. The answer is 230.
Q: There are 10 bags with 30 oranges each on a truck. A total of 50 pieces of oranges are rotten. Thirty pieces of oranges will be kept for making orange juice and the rest will be sold. How many pieces of oranges will be sold?
A:
There are a total of 10 x 30 = 300 pieces of oranges in a truck. A total of 50 + 30 = 80 pieces of oranges will not be sold. Thus, 300 - 80 = 220 pieces of oranges will be sold. The answer is 220.