Q: While on vacation in Hawaii, Steve and Georgia decided to ship pineapples to their home. Each pineapple costs $1.25 and they buy a dozen. It will cost $21.00 to ship all of them to their home. How much will each pineapple end up costing them?
A: They bought 12 pineapples for $1.25 apiece so 12 * 1.25 = $15.00. The pineapples cost $15.00 and it will cost $21.00 to ship so all total, it costs 15 + 21 = $36.00. In total it costs $36.00 to ship home a dozen pineapples so each pineapple costs 36 / 12 = $3.00 apiece. The answer is 3.
Question: A thirsty traveler found an oasis in the desert. He drank 32 ounces of water. His camel drank seven times as much as he did. There are 128 ounces in a gallon. How many gallons of water did they drink altogether?
Answer: The traveler's camel drank 7 * 32 = 224 ounces of water. Together, the traveler and his camel drank 32 + 224 = 256 ounces. Thus, they drank 256 / 128 = 2 gallons of water altogether. The answer is 2.
[Question]Harper has 15 rubber bands. His brother has 6 fewer rubber bands than he has. How many rubber bands do they have together?
[Answer]His brother has 15 rubber bands - 6 rubber bands = 9 rubber bands. They have 15 rubber bands + 9 rubber bands = 24 rubber bands together. The answer is 24.
Q: Linda makes and sells necklaces at craft fairs. At her most recent fair she sold 4 necklaces and 8 rings for a total of $80. If each necklace costs $12, how much does each ring cost?
A: Let's use r for the cost of each necklace. 4 * 12 + 8 * r = 80. 48 + 8 * r = 80. 8 * r = 80 - 48 = 32. 8r = 32. r = 4 dollars for each ring. The answer is 4.
Question: Ali has a small flower shop. He sold 4 flowers on Monday, 8 flowers on Tuesday and on Friday, he sold double the number of flowers he sold on Monday. How many flowers does Ali sell?
Answer: Combining Tuesday and Monday, Ali sold 4 + 8 = 12 flowers. On Friday, he sold 2 * 4 = 8 flowers. Altogether, Ali sold 12 + 8 = 20 flowers. The answer is 20.
Q: Marsha works as a delivery driver for Amazon. She has to drive 10 miles to deliver her first package, 28 miles to deliver her second package, and half that long to deliver her third package. If she gets paid $104 for the day, how many dollars does she get paid per mile?
A:
First find how far Marsha drives to deliver the third package: 28 miles / 2 = 14 miles. Then find how many miles she drives total by adding the miles for the three legs of her journey: 14 miles + 28 miles + 10 miles = 52 miles. Then divide her total pay by the number of miles she drives to find her pay per mile: $104 / 52 miles = $2 / mile. The answer is 2.