Q: Tony has to run several errands in a day. He needs to drive 10 miles to get groceries, 15 miles to get a haircut and 5 miles to go to a doctor's appointment. How many miles will Tony have driven when he is halfway through driving around for his errands?
A: First, we need to find the total number of miles Tony will be driving by adding 10 + 15 + 5 = 30 miles in total. To determine the halfway point, we simply divide the total number of miles by 2, performing 30 / 2 = 15 miles driven when Tony is halfway done. The answer is 15.
Question: Thomas is making hummus. One of the ingredients in a hummus recipe is chickpeas. For one serving of hummus, the recipe calls for 1 cup of chickpeas. In a can of chickpeas, there are 16 ounces of chickpeas. In one cup of chickpeas, there are 6 ounces. To make 20 servings, how many cans of chickpeas should Thomas buy?
Answer: For 20 servings, Thomas needs 20 * 1 = 20 cups of chickpeas. To have 20 cups, Thomas needs 20 * 6 = 120 ounces. 120 ounces / 16 ounces = 7.5 cans of chickpeas. Since Thomas cannot buy half a can, he needs to buy 8 cans. The answer is 8.
[Question]Mary bought six apples from the store. From the apples she bought, for each that Mary ate, she planted two trees from the remaining ones. How many apples did Mary eat?
[Answer]She planted eight trees. This means she used half of that amount of apples, which is 8 trees / 2 trees / apple = 4 apples. That means that she planted four of the six apples she bought, leaving only 6 apples - 4 apples = 2 apples to be eaten. The answer is 2.
Q: Ping pong balls sell for $.10 each. Johnny buys 10000 for a prank. He gets a 30% discount for buying in such large bulk. How much does he pay?
A: The ping pong balls cost 10000 * .10 = $1000. So the discount is 1000 * .30 = $300. So he pays 1000 - 300 = $700. The answer is 700.
Question: Ruth prepared sandwiches. She ate 1 sandwich and gave 2 sandwiches to her brother. Her first cousin arrived and ate 2 sandwiches. Then her two other cousins arrived and ate 1 sandwich each. There were 3 sandwiches left. How many sandwiches did Ruth prepare?
Answer: Ruth's two cousins ate a total of 2 x 1 = 2 sandwiches. So there were 3 + 2 = 5 sandwiches left before her two cousins arrived. Before her first cousin arrived, there were 5 + 2 = 7 sandwiches. Ruth and her brother had 1 + 2 = 3 sandwiches altogether. Therefore, Ruth prepared 7 + 3 = 10 sandwiches.". The answer is 10.
Q: Maria bought a ticket to a ZOO. The regular price stands at $15, but she was able to get a 40% discount. How much did Maria pay for the ticket?
A:
The discount Maria got was 40 / 100 * 15 = $6. That means the price for her ticket was 15 - 6 = $9. The answer is 9.