Q: A cobbler can mend 3 pairs of shoes in an hour. From Monday to Thursday, the cobbler works for 8 hours each day, and on Friday, he only works from 8am to 11am. How many pairs of shoes can the cobbler mend in a week?
A: From Monday to Thursday, the cobbler can mend 3 x 8 = 24 pairs of shoes a day. From Monday to Thursday, he can mend 24 x 4 = 96 pairs of shoes. On Friday, he works for 11 - 8 = 3 hours. On Friday, he can mend 3 x 3 = 9 pairs of shoes. In a week, he can mend 96 + 9 = 105 pairs of shoes. The answer is 105.
Question: Adam’s wardrobe is too crowded so he decides to donate some of his clothes to a charity shop. He takes out 4 pairs of pants, 4 jumpers, 4 pajama sets (top and bottom), and 20 t-shirts, then asks his friends if they have anything they want to donate. 3 of his friends donate the same amount of clothing as Adam each. Then he takes another look over his clothing and decides that he actually wants to keep half of his clothes. How many articles of clothing are being donated in total?
Answer: As pajama sets are made up of a top and a bottom, there are 4 pajama sets * 2 = 8 articles of clothing from Adam's donation. In total, Adam is donating 4 pairs of pants + 4 jumpers + 8 pajama pieces + 20 t - shirts = 36 articles of clothing. Together, the 3 friends donate a total of 36 articles of clothing per friend * 3 friends = 108 articles of clothing. Adam changes his mind and takes back half, which means he is now actually donating 36 / 2 = 18 articles of clothing. There is therefore now a total of 108 + 18 = 126 articles of clothing being donated. The answer is 126.
[Question]Benny bought 2 soft drinks for$ 4 each and 5 candy bars. He spent a total of 28 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost?
[Answer]Benny spent 2 * $4 = $8 on soft drinks. Benny spent a total of $28 - $8 on soft drinks = $20 on candy bars. Benny spent $20 / 5 candy bars = $4 for each candy bar. The answer is 4.
Q: Carla spends 10 minutes sharpening her knife and 3 times that amount of time peeling vegetables. How much time does she spend on these activities total?
A: First find the total time Carla spends peeling vegetables: 10 minutes * 3 = 30 minutes. Then add the time she spent sharpening her knife: 30 minutes + 10 minutes = 40 minutes. The answer is 40.
Question: Addilynn went to the grocery store and bought six dozen eggs for use in her house. After two weeks, she used half of the eggs, then accidentally broke 15 of the remaining eggs while moving them to clean the shelves. How many eggs are left on the shelf?
Answer: Since a dozen has 12 eggs, the total number of eggs that Addilynn bought is 6 dozen * 12 eggs / dozen = 72 eggs. If she used half of the eggs, the number of eggs left is 72 eggs / 2 = 36 eggs. While moving the eggs to clean the shelves, she broke 15 eggs, leaving 36 eggs - 15 eggs = 21 eggs. The answer is 21.
Q: Layla is feeding her pet fish. She has two Goldfish which each get one teaspoon of fish food. Her 3 Swordtails each get 2 teaspoons of food. Her 8 Guppies each eat half a teaspoon of food. How much food does she have to give to her fish in total?
A:
The two Goldfish eat a total of 2 * 1 = 2 teaspoons of food. The 3 Swordtails eat a total of 3 * 2 = 6 teaspoons of food. The 8 Guppies eat a total of 8 * 1 / 2 = 4 teaspoons of food. In total, all of her fish eat 2 + 6 + 4 = 12 teaspoons of fish food. The answer is 12.