Question: When Patrick, Manu, and Amy participate in a race they realize that Patrick finishes the race in 60 seconds. Manu took 12 more seconds to finish the race. If Amy is twice as fast as Manu, how long did it take her to finish the race?
Answer: The time it took Manu to complete the race is 60 + 12 = 72 seconds. If Amy is twice as fast as Manu, then she takes half the time Manu did to finish the race, so Amy took 1 / 2 * 72 = 36 seconds. The answer is 36.
[Question]Cally and Danny washed their clothes. Cally has 10 white shirts, 5 colored shirts, 7 pairs of shorts, and 6 pairs of pants, while Danny has 6 white shirts, 8 colored shirts, 10 shorts, and 6 pairs of pants. How many clothes did they wash?
[Answer]They washed 10 + 6 = 16 white shirts. They washede 5 + 8 = 13 colored shirts. They washed 7 + 10 = 17 shorts. They washed 6 + 6 = 12 pants. Therefore, Cally and Danny washed a total of 16 + 13 + 17 + 12 = 58 clothes. The answer is 58.
Q: One necklace is worth $34. Bob decided to buy one for his wife. But, he also bought a book, which is $5 more expensive than the necklace. Before he went shopping, Bob set a limit and decided not to spend more than $70. How many dollars over the "limit" did Bob spend?
A: The book is $5 more expensive than the necklace, which means the book costs 34 + 5 = $39. Both products which Bob wants to buy cost in total 39 + 34 = $73. So Bob will spend 73 - 70 = $3 over the limit. The answer is 3.
Question: There are 8 red pens in Maria's desk drawer. There are 10 more black pens than red pens. There are also 7 more blue pens than red pens. How many pens are there in all?
Answer: Maria has 8 + 10 = 18 black pens. Maria has 8 + 7 = 15 blue pens. Maria has 8 + 18 + 15 = 41 pens in total. The answer is 41.
[Question]Officer Hopps has to give out 200 tickets in May. The first 15 days he averages 8 tickets a day. How many does he have to average each day for the rest of the month to reach his required goal?
[Answer]He has given out 120 tickets because 15 x 8 = 120. He has 16 days left to had out tickets because 31 - 15 = 16. He has to give out 80 more because 200 - 120 = 80. He has to give out 5 a day because 80 / 16 = 5. The answer is 5.
[Question]A farmer has twice as many pigs as cows, and 4 more cows than goats. If the farmer has 56 animals total, how many goats does he have?
[Answer]
Let x be the number of goats. Cows:4 + x. Pigs:2(4 + x) = 8 + 2x. Total:x + 4 + x + 8 + 2x = 56. 4x + 12 = 56. 4x = 44. x = 11 goats. The answer is 11.