[Question]Mike buys 6 rose bushes at 75 dollars each, 2 of them are for his friend and the rest are for him. He also buys 2 tiger tooth aloes for 100 dollars each. How much money did he spend on plants for himself?
[Answer]He bought 6 - 2 = 4 rose bushes for himself. The rose bushes for himself cost 4 * $75 = $300. He also spent 2 * $100 = $200 on aloes. He spent a total of $200 + $300 = $500. The answer is 500.
Q: Ten adults went to a ball game with eleven children. Adult tickets are $8 each and the total bill was $124. How many dollars is one child's ticket?
A: Adults = 10 * 8 = $80. Children = 124 - 80 = $44. Child = 44 / 11 = $4. Each child's ticket is $4. The answer is 4.
Question: Tyler weighs 25 pounds more than Sam. Peter weighs half as much as Tyler. If Peter weighs 65 pounds, how much does Sam weigh, in pounds?
Answer: Tyler weighs 65 * 2 = 130 pounds. Sam weighs 130 - 25 = 105 pounds. The answer is 105.
[Question]Cara is at her family reunion, where she discovers that she is 20 years younger than her mom. Her mom is 15 years younger than Cara's Grandmother. If Cara's grandmother is 75, how old is Cara?
[Answer]Cara's mom: 75 - 15 = 60 years old. Cara: 60 - 20 = 40 years old. The answer is 40.
Q: Rubble has $15 in his pocket and he needs to buy 2 notebooks and 2 pens. Each notebook cost $4.00 meanwhile each pen cost $1.50. How much money will be left from Rubble after the purchase?
A: The total cost of two notebooks is $4.00 x 2 = $8.00. The total cost of two pen $1.50 x 2 = $3.00. So, the total amount Rubble spent for all the stuff was $8.00 + $3.00 = $11.00. Therefore, Rubble was left off with $15.00 - $11.00 = $4.00. The answer is 4.
Question: Diego can carry 20 pounds of fruit home in his bookbag. If he buys a pound of watermelon, a pound of grapes, and a pound of oranges, how many pounds of apples can he buy?
Answer:
He is able to carry 3 pounds of watermelon, grapes, and oranges because1 + 1 + 1 = 3. He can buy 17 pounds of apple because20 - 3 = 17. The answer is 17.