[Question]If there are sixty-five dolphins in the ocean, and three times that number joins in from a river which has its mouth at the ocean, calculate the total number of dolphins in the ocean.
[Answer]When three times the number of dolphins in the ocean joins in from a river, the number of dolphins in the ocean increases by 3 * 65 = 195. The total number of dolphins in the ocean increases to 195 + 65 = 260. The answer is 260.
Q: Gina and Tom were playing football. On the first day, Gina scored two goals, which was three less than Tom. On the second day, Gina scored two goals less than Tom who scored six goals. How many goals did Gina and Tom score during these two days?
A: On the second day, Gina scored 6 - 2 = 4 goals. So in total, on the second day, Gina and Tom scored 4 + 6 = 10 goals. On the first day Tom scored 2 + 3 = 5 goals. So in total on the first day, both players scored 5 + 2 = 7 goals. During these two days, Gina and Tom scored 10 + 7 = 17 goals. The answer is 17.
Question: Aaron and his brother Carson each saved up $40 to go to dinner. The bill is 3/4 of their total money. After, they go out for ice cream. Each scoop costs $1.5 and they get the same amount as each other. If they leave with $1 in change each, how many scoops did they each buy?
Answer: They had $80 saved up because 2 x 40 = 80. They spent $60 because 80 x (3 / 4) = 60. They had $20 left for ice cream because 80 - 60 = 20. They had $2 left after leaving the ice cream shop because 2 x 1 = 2. They spent $18 on ice cream because 20 - 2 = 18. The bought 12 scoops of ice cream because 18 / 1.5 = 12. The each bought 6 scoops because 12 / 2 = 6. The answer is 6.
[Question]Andrew works in a company that provides a generous vacation allotment: for every 10 days worked, you get 1 vacation day. If last year Andrew worked 300 days and took 5 days off in March and twice as many in September, how many more vacation days can Andrew still take?
[Answer]If for every 10 days worked Andrew earns 1 day of vacation, then over 300 days worked he would have earned 300 / 10 = 30 days of vacation. We know he took 5 days off in March and that in September twice as much. That means in September he took 5 * 2 = 10 days off. In total, Andrew has used 5 vacation days in March and another 10 in September. Therefore, he has used 5 + 10 = 15 vacation days. If Andrew earned 30 days of vacation but has only used 15, then he can still take another 30 - 15 = 15 days off. The answer is 15.
Q: Bella eats 6 apples a day. If during the week she consumes a third of the apples Grace picks, how many apples will Grace have after 6 weeks?
A: Bella eats during the week, 6 apples / day * 7 days / week = 42 apples / week. Grace harvests 42 apples / week * 3 = 126 apples during the week. Leftover after Bella eats, 126 apples / week - 42 apples / week = 84 apples / week. After 6 weeks Grace will have 84 apples / week * 6 weeks = 504 apples. The answer is 504.
Question: Russel and Jen went to the circus. Jen played a shooting game twice, while Russel rode the carousel three times. If the shooting game costs 5 tickets and the carousel costs 3 tickets. How many tickets did they use?
Answer:
Jen used 5 x 2 = 10 tickets in the shooting game. Russel used 3 x 3 = 9 tickets in the carousel. Therefore, they used 10 + 9 = 19 tickets in all. The answer is 19.