[Question]Jordan picked 54 mangoes from his tree. One-third of the mangoes were ripe while the other two-thirds were not yet ripe. Jordan kept 16 unripe mangoes and gave the remainder to his sister who pickled them in glass jars. If it takes 4 mangoes to fill a jar, how many jars of pickled mangoes can Jordan's sister make?
[Answer]Jordan picked 54 / 3 = 18 ripe mangoes. He picked 54 - 18 = 36 unripe mangoes. Jordan gave 36 - 16 = 20 unripe mangoes to his sister. Jordan's sister can make 20 / 4 = 5 jars of pickled mangoes. The answer is 5.
Q: Barbeck has two times as many guitars as Steve, but Davey has three times as many guitars as Barbeck. If there are 27 guitars altogether, how many guitars does Davey have?
A: Let x = the number of guitars Steve has. Barbeck has 2x guitars, and Davey has 3 * 2x = 6x guitars. 2x + 6x + x = 27. 9x = 27. x = 27 / 9 = 3 so Steve has 3 guitars. Barbeck has 2 * 3 = 6 guitars. And Davey has 3 * 6 = 18 guitars. The answer is 18.
Question: A group of six friends planned to buy a car. The cost of the car is $1700 and they plan to share the cost equally. They had a car wash to help raise funds, which would be taken out of the total cost. The remaining cost would be split between the six friends. At the car wash, they earn $500. However, Brad decided not to join in the purchase of the car. How much more does each friend have to pay now that Brad isn't participating?
Answer: Start by finding the total that is left, $1700 car price - $500 earned at car wash = $1200 remaining. So the six friends should pay $1200 / 6 people = $200 each. Since Brad is not joining, then the 5 friends have to split Brad's share which is $200 / 5 = $40 each. The answer is 40.
[Question]A mother duck as 8 ducklings. The first 3 ducklings find 5 snails each. Another 3 ducklings find 9 snails each, and the remaining ducklings each find half the number of snails that mother duck finds. If mother duck finds tree times the total number of snails as the first 2 groups of ducklings, how many snails does the family of ducks have collectively?
[Answer]The first 3 ducklings find 3 x 5 = 15 snails. The next 3 ducklings find 3 x 9 = 27 snails. They find a total of 15 + 27 = 42 snails. Mother duck finds 42 x 3 = 126 snails. The last group has 8 - 3 - 3 = 2 ducklings. They find 126 / 2 = 63 snails each. The family of ducks found a total of 42 + 126 + 63 + 63 = 294 snails. The answer is 294.
Q: Winwin won $50 in a lottery. She paid 20% for the tax and she paid $5 for the processing fee. How much was she able to take home?
A: Winwin paid $50 x 20 / 100 = $10 for the tax. So, she has $50 - $10 = 40 after paying the tax. Therefore, Winwin was able to take home $40 - $5 = $35 after she paid for the processing fee. The answer is 35.
Question: Jose owns a swimming pool. He charges $3 for kids and twice that amount for adults. If 8 kids and 10 adults swim in his swimming pool per day, how much money will he earn per week?
Answer:
Jose can earn $3 x 8 = $24 per day for kids. He charges $3 x 2 = $6 per adult. So, he can earn $6 x 10 = $60 per day for adults. Jose earns $60 + $24 = $84 per day for kids and adults. Therefore, he can earn $84 x 7 = $588 per week. The answer is 588.