[Question]Sarah bought 12 lollipops filled with caramel for a total of 3 dollars. She offered to share one-quarter of the lollipops with her friend, Julie, but Julie insisted on reimbursing Sarah for the cost of the lollipops shared. How much money, in cents, did Julie give Sarah to pay for the shared lollipops?
[Answer]Since one dollar is 100 cents, then 3 dollars is 3 * 100 = 300 cents. The cost for one lollipop is 300 / 12 = 25 cents. One - quarter of the lollipops is 12 / 4 = 3 lollipops. At 25 cents per lollypop, 3 lolly’s cost 3 * 25 = 75 cents. The answer is 75.
Q: Jan is making candy necklaces for herself and a few friends. Everyone receives a candy necklace each and each candy necklace is made up of 10 pieces of candies. The pieces of candies come from blocks of candy, which each produce 30 pieces of candy. If Jan breaks down 3 blocks of candy and every single piece of candy from this is used in the candy necklaces, how many friends receive a candy necklace?
A: There are a total of 3 blocks of candy * 30 pieces of candy per candy block = 90 pieces of candy. Using this, Jan can create 90 pieces of candy / 10 pieces of candy per candy necklace = 9 candy necklaces. As Jan is keeping a candy necklace too, there must have been enough candy necklaces for 9 candy necklaces – 1 candy necklace for Jan = 8 friends. The answer is 8.
Question: There are 60 passengers on a bus. Children make up 25% of the bus riders. How many adults are on the bus?
Answer: The number of children on the bus is 60 passengers * 25% = 15 passengers. The number of adults on the bus is 60 passengers - 15 passengers = 45 passengers. The answer is 45.
[Question]There were 18 stamps in Parker’s scrapbook. If Addie put one fourth of her 72 stamps in Parker’s scrapbook, how many stamps does he have now?
[Answer]Addie put 72 / 4 = 18 stamps in the scrapbook. Parker now has 18 + 18 = 36 stamps in his scrapbook. The answer is 36.
Q: On Thursday Walmart sold 210 pounds of ground beef. On Friday they sold twice that amount. On Saturday they only sold 150 pounds. What was the average amount of beef sold per day?
A: On Friday Walmart sold 2 * 210 pounds = 420 pounds. For all three days Walmart sold 210 + 420 + 150 pounds = 780 pounds. The average amount of beef sold per day is 780 pounds / 3 days = 260 pounds. The answer is 260.
Question: Carl is hosting an open house for his new business. He knows 50 people will show up and hopes that another 40 people will randomly show up. He’s created 10 extravagant gift bags for the first 10 people who visit his shop. He’s made average gift bags for 20 people but needs to make enough for everyone who visits to have one. How many more bags does he need to make?
Answer:
He knows 50 people are showing up and he’s hoping 40 more people will drop in for a total of 50 + 40 = 90 people. He’s made 10 extravagant gift bags and 20 average bags for a total of 10 + 20 = 30 bags. He hopes 90 people will show up and has already made 30 bags so he needs to make 90 - 30 = 60 more gift bags. The answer is 60.