Q: Jay & Gloria were hosting a 4th of July party at their house. Jay invited 22 people and Gloria invited 36. They wanted to buy small American flags for everyone. The craft store was having a sale on small flags, 5 flags for $1.00. If they wanted all of their guests to have a flag and they also wanted 1 flag each, how much would they spend at the craft store?
A: Jay invited 22 guests and Gloria invited 36 so they invited 22 + 36 = 58 guests. They also each wanted a flag so in total they would need 1 + 1 + 58 = 60 flags. The craft store has them on sale at 5 for $1.00 and they need 60 flags so the flags will cost them 60 / 5 = $12.00. The answer is 12.
Question: Carl has a jar full of marbles. He takes out 12 marbles to play a game with, but he accidentally drops them and 1/2 the marbles get lost. So Carl takes out 10 more marbles. While he is playing his game his mother comes home with another bag of marbles for him, which has 25 marbles in it. If Carl can't find his lost marbles, then how many marbles is he going to put in the jar after he plays his game, from both his original marbles and the new ones?
Answer: Carl starts with 12 marbles to play with but loses 1 / 2, 12 / 2 = 6 marbles Carl didn't lose. Carl takes out 10 more marbles, 6 + 10 = 16 marbles. Then Carl's mother brings him 25 new marbles to add to the 16 he has out of his jar, 25 + 16 = 41 marbles that Carl is going to put in his jar after he plays his marbles game. The answer is 41.
[Question]Susie and Britney each keep chickens, of two different breeds. Susie has 11 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Golden Comets. Britney has twice as many Rhode Island Reds as Susie, but only half as many Golden Comets. How many more chickens are in Britney's flock than in Susie's?
[Answer]Britney has 11 * 2 = 22 Rhode Island Reds. She has 6 / 2 = 3 Golden Comets. She has 22 + 3 = 25 total. Susie has 11 + 6 = 17 total. Britney has 25 - 17 = 8 more. The answer is 8.
Q: James takes 20 units per semester at community college. If each unit costs $50 how much does he pay for 2 semesters?
A: He pays 20 * 50 = $1000 per semester. So he pays 1000 * 2 = $2000. The answer is 2000.
Question: If Ruby is 2 centimeters shorter than Pablo. Pablo is 70 centimeters taller than Charlene. Janet is 62 centimeters tall and Charlene is twice that tall. How tall is Ruby?
Answer: Charlene is 2 * 62 cm = 124 cm tall. Pablo is 70 cm + 124 cm = 194 cm tall. Ruby is 194 cm - 2 = 192 cm tall. The answer is 192.
Q: Marianne was 20 years old when Bella was 8 years old. How old will Marianne be when Bella turns 18?
A:
Marianne is 20 - 8 = 12 years older than Bella. Bella will turn 18 in 18 - 8 = 10 years. So, Marianne will be 20 + 10 = 30 years old then. The answer is 30.