Two years ago, Jared was twice as old as Tom. If Tom will be 30 in five years, how old is Jared now? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Tom will be 30 in 5 years so now he is 30 - 5 = 25. 2 years ago Tom was 25 - 2 = 23. At that time, Jared was twice as old as Tom so Jared was 23 * 2 = 46. Two years have since passed so Jared is now 46 + 2 = 48.. The answer is: 48.

Jenny and Mark are throwing bottle caps. Jenny's bottlecap flies 18 feet straight, then bounces off a street light and flies another 1/3 of the distance it already went. Mark's bottle cap flies 15 feet forward, then bounces off a window and flies twice as far as it already did. How much further did Mark's bottle cap go than Jenny's? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. First find 1 / 3 of the distance Jenny's bottlecap went straight: 18 feet / 3 = 6 feet. Then add that to the distance it flew straight to find the total distance it traveled: 6 feet + 18 feet = 24 feet. Then find twice the distance Mark's bottlecap went straight: 15 feet * 2 = 30 feet. Then add that distance to the distance it flew straight to find the total distance it traveled: 30 feet + 15 feet = 45 feet. Then subtract the distance Jenny's bottlecap traveled from the distance Mark's traveled to find the difference: 45 feet - 24 feet = 21 feet.. The answer is: 21.

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? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. 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.