Q: Peter and his dad Rupert shared the same birthday. To make it special, they each got their own birthday cake. Peter has 10 candles on his cake. Rupert is 3 and 1/2 times older than Peter. How many candles will be on Rupert's cake?
A: Peter is 10 years old because he has 10 birthday candles on his cake. Rupert is 3.5 times older than Peter so Rupert will have 3.5 * 10 = 35 candles on his cake. The answer is 35.
Question: Leila went to the supermarket to get some groceries. Then she headed to her mechanic to get her automobile fixed. If fixing her automobile cost $350 which was $50 more than thrice the amount she spent at the supermarket, how much has she spent altogether?
Answer: Reversing the steps to obtain the amount she spent at the supermarket, $50 less than $350 is $350 - $50 = $300. If $300 was thrice the amount she spent at the supermarket, then the amount spent at the supermarket was $300 / 3 = $100. In addition to what she spent fixing her auto, she spent $100 + $350 = $450 altogether. The answer is 450.
[Question]James spends 10 minutes downloading a game, half as long installing it, and triple that combined amount of time going through the tutorial. How long does it take before he can play the main game?
[Answer]First divide the download time in half to find the install time: 10 minutes / 2 = 5 minutes. Then add that amount of time to the download time: 5 minutes + 10 minutes = 15 minutes. Then triple that amount of time to find the tutorial time: 15 minutes * 3 = 45 minutes. Then add that time to the install and downtime time to find the total time: 45 minutes + 15 minutes = 60 minutes. The answer is 60.
Q: Nina loves to travel. She tries to travel at least 400 kilometers in one month outside of her home country. Every second month she does twice that distance. If she were able to keep up with her resolution, how many kilometers would she travel during 2 years?
A: Every second month Nina does twice the regular distance, which means 400 * 2 = 800 kilometers. Two years is 24 months, so half of this time is 24 * 0.5 = 12 months. So in 12 months Nina does 400 * 12 = 4800 kilometers. And in the other 12 months, she does 800 * 12 = 9600 kilometers. So in two years, Nina would be able to make 4800 + 9600 = 14400 kilometers. The answer is 14400.
Question: In Sam's collection, there are ten more black pens than blue pens and twice as many blue pens as pencils. There are also eight pencils and two fewer red pens than pencils. How many pens in all are there in Sam's collection?
Answer: 8 x 2 = 16 are blue pens. 16 + 10 = 26 are black pens. 8 - 2 = 6 are red pens. Therefore, there are 16 + 26 + 6 = 48 pens in all in Sam's collection. The answer is 48.
Q: Elyse had 100 pieces of gum. She gave half to her brother Rick. He gave half of his to his friend Shane. Shane chewed 11 pieces of gum. How many pieces does Shane have left?
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Elyse gave half of her 100 pieces of gum, or 100 / 2 = 50 pieces of gum, to Rick. Rick gave half of his 50 pieces of gum, or 50 / 2 = 25 pieces of gum, to Shane. Shane had 25 pieces of gum and chewed 11, so he had 25 – 11 = 14 pieces of gum left. The answer is 14.