Q: Joan wants to visit her family who live 480 miles away. If she drives at a rate of 60 mph and takes a lunch break taking 30 minutes, and 2 bathroom breaks taking 15 minutes each, how many hours did it take her to get there?
A: The driving time is 480 / 60 = 8 hours. The time for breaks was 30 + 15 + 15 = 60 minutes. So she spent 60 / 60 = 1 hour for rest stops. So it took her 8 + 1 = 9 hours. The answer is 9.
Question: Bob can shuck 10 oysters in 5 minutes. How many oysters can he shuck in 2 hours?
Answer: He shucks 10 oysters in 5 minutes we need to know how many 5 minute units are in 60 minutes so 60 / 5 = 12 units. He can shuck 10 oysters in 5 minutes and there are 12 5 minute units in an hour so he can shuck 10 * 12 = 120 oysters in 1 hour. If he can shuck 120 oysters in 1 hour, so for 2 hours in can shuck 2 * 120 = 240 oysters. The answer is 240.
[Question]James buys pistachios for $10 per can. Each can is 5 ounces. He eats 30 ounces of pistachios every 5 days. How much does he spend on pistachios per week?
[Answer]The pistachios cost 10 / 5 = $2 per ounce. He eats 30 / 5 = 6 ounces of pistachios a day. So he spends 6 * 2 = $12 per day on pistachios. So he spends 12 * 7 = $84 per week. The answer is 84.
Q: The lunchroom is full of students: 40% are girls and the remainder are boys. There are 2 monitors for every 15 students. There are 8 monitors. Every boy drinks, on average, 1 carton of milk, and every girl drinks, on average, 2 cartons of milk. How many total cartons of milk are consumed by the students in the lunchroom?
A: There is 1 monitor for every fifteen students because 30 / 2 = 15. There are 120 students because 8 x 15 = 120. 60% of the lunchroom is boys because 100 - 40 = 60. There are 72 boys because 120 x .6 = 72. There are 48 girls because 120 x .4 = 48. The boys drink 72 cartons of milk because 72 x 1 = 72. The girls drink 96 cartons of milk because 48 x 2 = 96. They drink 168 cartons of milk because 72 + 96 = 168. The answer is 168.
Question: Patrick is half the age of his elder brother Robert. If Robert will turn 30 after 2 years, how old is Patrick now?
Answer: The age of Robert now is 30 - 2 = 28 years old. So, Patrick is 28 / 2 = 14 years old. The answer is 14.
Q: Three adults whose average weight is 140 pounds went first in the elevator. Two children whose average weight is 64 pounds also went inside. If an elevator sign reads “Maximum weight 600 pounds.", what is the maximum weight of the next person to get in the elevator so that it will not be overloaded?
A:
The sum of the weights of the three adults is 140 x 3 = 420 pounds. The sum of the weight of the two children is 64 x 2 = 128 pounds. So the total weight of the 5 people who are in the elevator is 420 + 128 = 548 pounds. This would mean that the next person's weight must not exceed 600 - 548 = 52 pounds. The answer is 52.