Q: An Italian restaurant earns $600 every weekday and twice as much on the weekend. How much money does it earn by the end of the month?
A: On weekdays it earns $600 / weekday * 5 weekdays = $3000. During the weekend it earns twice as much each day so it makes ($600 * 2) / weekend day * 2 weekend days = $2400. Every week it earns $3000 + $2400 = $5400. By the end of the month, it earns $5400 / week * 4 weeks = $21600. The answer is 21600.
Question: John writes 3 stories every week. Each short story is 50 pages. He also writes a novel that is 1200 pages each year. Each sheet of paper can hold 2 pages. Over 12 weeks, how many reams of paper does he need to buy if a ream contains 500 sheets?
Answer: He writes 3 * 50 = 150 pages a week. That means he writes 150 * 52 = 7800 pages of short stories a year. So he writes 7800 + 1200 = 9000 pages a year. So he needs 9000 / 2 = 4500 sheets of paper. That means he needs 4500 / 500 = 9 reams of paper. The answer is 3.
[Question]At a gathering, it was reported that 26 people took wine, 22 people took soda, and 17 people took both drinks. If each person could have taken one or more drinks regardless of what was reported, how many people altogether were at the gathering?
[Answer]The number of people who took only wine is the difference between the number of people who took wine and those who took wine and soda which is 26 - 17 = 9 people. In the same manner, the number of people who took only soda is 22 - 17 = 5 people. Therefore the total number present is the sum of those who took wine only, those who took soda only and those who took both which is 9 + 5 + 17 = 31 people. The answer is 31.
Q: Mark constructed a deck that was 30 feet by 40 feet. It cost $3 per square foot. He then paid an extra $1 per square foot for sealant. How much did he pay?
A: The deck is 30 * 40 = 1200 square feet. He pays 3 + 1 = $4 per square foot. So he paid 1200 * 4 = $4800. The answer is 4800.
Question: Antoinette weighs 7 less kilograms than twice Rupert's weight. Together they weigh 98 kilograms. How many kilograms does Antoinette weigh?
Answer: Let R = Rupert's weight. Antoinette = 2R - 7. R + 2R - 7 = 98. 3R = 105. Rupert = 35 kg. Antoinette = 2 * 35 - 7 = 63 kg. Antoinette weighs 63 kilograms. The answer is 63.
Q: Vincent’s washer broke so he had to go to the laundromat. On Wednesday he washed six loads of clothes. The next day he had time to wash double the number of loads he did the day before. On Friday he had a test and could only manage half of the loads he did on Thursday. On Saturday the laundromat closed at noon and he could only wash a third of the loads of laundry he did on Wednesday. How many loads of laundry had he washed that week?
A:
On Thursday he washed 6 * 2 = 12 loads of laundry. On Friday he washed 12 / 2 = 6 loads of laundry. On Saturday he washed 6 / 3 = 2 loads of laundry. In total he washed 6 + 12 + 6 + 2 = 26 loads of laundry. The answer is 26.