Q: In a week, Mortdecai collects 8 dozen eggs every Tuesday and Thursday, and he delivers 3 dozen eggs to the market and 5 dozen eggs to the mall. He then uses 4 dozen eggs to make a pie every Saturday. Mortdecai donates the remaining eggs to the charity by Sunday. How many eggs does he donate to the charity?
A: Mortdecai collects a total of 8x2 = 16 dozens of eggs. He sells a total of 3 + 5 = 8 dozens of eggs. So, 16 - 8 = 8 dozens of eggs are left. After using 4 dozens of eggs to make a pie, 8 - 4 = 4 dozens of eggs are left. Since there are 12 in 1 dozen, then Mortdecai donates 4 x 12 = 48 pieces of eggs to the charity. The answer is 48.
Question: If 12 bags of oranges weigh 24 pounds, how much do 8 bags weigh?
Answer: Each bag of oranges weighs 24 pounds / 12 = 2 pounds. 8 bags of oranges would weigh 8 * 2 pounds = 16 pounds. The answer is 16.
[Question]A basketball team won 35 out of the 50 games that they have played. They still have 25 games left to play for the season. How many of the remaining games must they win so that their percentage of wins in the entire season is 64%?
[Answer]There are a total of 50 + 25 = 75 games in the entire season. Sixty - four percent of these games is 75 x 64 / 100 = 48. Since they already won 35, then the team needs to win 48 - 35 = 13 more games. The answer is 13.
Q: Percy swims 1 hour before school and 1 after school 5 days a week. He swims 3 hours on the weekend. How many hours of swimming does he do over 4 weeks?
A: He swims 1 hour before and after school for a total of 1 + 1 = 2 hours. He swims 2 hours a day for 5 days for a total of 2 * 5 = 10 hours. He also swims an additional 3 hours on the weekend so 10 + 3 = 13 hours. Over a course of 4 weeks, at 13 hours per week, he swims 4 * 13 = 52 hours. The answer is 52.
Question: John is working as an IT specialist. He repairs broken computers. One day he had to fix 20 computers. 20% of them were unfixable, and 40% of them needed to wait a few days for spare parts to come. The rest John was able to fix right away. How many computers John was able to fix right away?
Answer: From all the computers, 100% - 40% - 20% = 40% got fixed right away. So John was able to fix 40 / 100 * 20 = 8 computers. The answer is 8.
Q: A basketball team played 40 games and won 70% of the games. It still had 10 games to play. How many games can they lose to win 60% of their games?
A:
The team has won 40 x 70 / 100 = 28 games out of 40. There a total of 40 + 10 = 50 games to be played. The team has to win a total of is 50 x 60 / 100 = 30 games. So, it still needs to win 30 - 28 = 2 more games. Hence, they can still lose 10 - 2 = 8 games. The answer is 8.