Q: James' keyboard is missing 1/7 of the consonants and two vowels. How many keys are missing in total? (Remember there are 5 vowels and 21 consonants in the alphabet.)
A: First find how many consonants are missing: 21 consonants * 1 / 7 = 3 consonants. Then add the number of missing vowels to find the total number of missing keys: 3 consonants + 2 vowels = 5 keys. The answer is 5.
Question: Mary sees three breeding balls with 8 snakes each and 6 additional pairs of snakes. How many snakes did she see total?
Answer: First find how many snakes were in all the breeding balls: 3 balls * 8 snakes / ball = 24 snakes. Then find how many snakes are in all the pairs: 2 snakes / pair * 6 pairs = 12 snakes. Then add the number of snakes in both types of groups to find the total number of snakes: 24 snakes + 12 snakes = 36 snakes. The answer is 36.
[Question]There are three trees in the town square. The tallest tree is 150 feet tall. The middle height tree is 2/3 the height of the tallest tree. The shortest tree is half the size of the middle tree. How tall is the shortest tree?
[Answer]Tallest Tree: 150 feet. Middle Tree:150(2 / 3) = 300 / 3 = 100 feet. Shortest Tree:100 / 2 = 50 feet. The answer is 50.
Q: Geric had twice as many bills as Kyla who has 2 fewer bills than Jessa. After giving 3 bills to Geric, Jessa has 7 bills left. How many bills did Geric have at the beginning?
A: Jessa had 7 + 3 = 10 bills before she gave 3 to Geric. Kyla had 10 - 2 = 8 bills. So, Geric had 8 x 2 = 16 bills. The answer is 16.
Question: Eunice spent $7500 on a used car, which is 25% less than the original price. What was the original price of the car?
Answer: The price $7500 is 100% - 25% = 75% of the original price. So, every 1% is equal to $7500 / 75% = $100. Hence, the original price is equal to $100 / 1% x 100% = $10000. The answer is 10000.
Q: Ruiz receives a monthly salary of $500. If he received a 6% raise, how much will be Ruiz's new salary?
A:
Ruiz has $500 x 6 / 100 = $30 salary raise. Thus, his new salary is $500 + $30 = $530. The answer is 530.