Question: Jordan and Perry took a boat out to the lake to go fishing on a Monday morning. Jordan caught 4 fish and Perry caught double what Jordan caught. On the way back to shore, the boat tipped over and they lost one-fourth of their total catch. How many fish remain?
Answer: Since Perry caught double what Jordan caught, Perry caught 2 * 4 = 8 fish. Altogether, they caught 8 + 4 = 12 fish. On the way back to the shore, they lost 12 * 1 / 4 = 3 fish. They have 12 - 3 = 9 fish remaining. The answer is 9.
[Question]There were 133 people at a camp. There were 33 more boys than girls. How many girls were at the camp?
[Answer]If there were 33 fewer boys at camp, there would be the same number of both boys and girls or 133 - 33 = 100 people. That means that there were 100 / 2 = 50 girls at the camp. The answer is 50.
Q: In 10 years, Cornelia will be three times as old as Kilee. If Kilee is currently 20 years old, how old is Cornelia now?
A: In 10 years, Kilee will be 20 years + 10 years = 30 years. In ten years, Cornelia will be 3 * 30 years = 90 years old. Cornelia is currently 90 years - 10 years = 80 years old. The answer is 80.
Question: Walter goes to the zoo, where he spends a certain amount of time looking at the seals, eight times as long looking at the penguins, and 13 minutes looking at the elephants. If he spent 2 hours and 10 minutes at the zoo, how many minutes did he spent looking at the seals?
Answer: First find the number of minutes in 2 hours: 2 hours * 60 minutes / hour = 120 minutes. Then add 10 minutes to that amount to find the total number of minutes Walter spent at the zoo: 120 minutes + 10 minutes = 130 minutes. Let s be the amount of time he spends looking at the seals and p be the amount of time he spends looking at the penguins. From the problem, we know that s + p + 13 = 130 and p = 8s. Substituting the second equation into the first, we get s + 8s + 13 = 130. Combining like terms, we get 9s + 13 = 130. Subtracting 8 from both sides, we get 9s = 117. Dividing both sides by 9, we get s = 13. The answer is 13.
[Question]The temperature in New York in June 2020 was 80 degrees. If the temperature in Miami on this day was 10 degrees hotter than the temperature in New York, and 25 degrees cooler than the temperature in San Diego, what was the average temperature for the three cities?
[Answer]If it was 10 degrees hotter on this day in Miami than in New York, then the temperature in Miami was 80 + 10 = 90 degrees. If it was 25 degrees cooler in Miami than in San Diego, then the temperature in San Diego was 90 + 25 = 115 degrees. The total temperature for all the cities is 115 + 90 + 80 = 285 degrees. The average temperature of the three cities is 285 / 3 = 95 degrees. The answer is 95.
[Question]In one week, Jake can eat 3 papayas, his brother can eat 5 papayas, and his father can eat 4 papayas. To account for 4 weeks, how many papayas does Jake need to buy from the farmer’s market?
[Answer]
In one week, the 3 men can eat 3 + 5 + 4 = 12 papayas. For 4 weeks, Jake will need to buy 12 x 4 = 48 papayas. The answer is 48.