Question: Bingley has 5 bracelets. Kelly gives Bingley a fourth of her 16 bracelets. Then Bingley gives a third of his bracelets to his little sister. How many bracelets does Bingley have remaining?
Answer: Kelly gives Bingley 16 / 4 = 4 bracelets. Bingley has 5 + 4 = 9 bracelets. Bingley gives his little sister 9 / 3 = 3 bracelets. In the end, Bingley has 9 - 3 = 6 bracelets remaining. The answer is 6.
[Question]Ed has 2 dogs, 3 cats and twice as many fish as cats and dogs combined. How many pets does Ed have in total?
[Answer]If Ed has 2 dogs and 3 cats he has in total 2 + 3 = 5 pets that are not fish. If Ed has twice as many cats and dogs combined he has 2 * 5 = 10 fish. Therefore, in total Ed has 5 + 10 = 15 pets. The answer is 15.
Q: Max likes to collect model trains. He asks for one for every birthday of his, and asks for two each Christmas. Max always gets the gifts he asks for, and asks for these same gifts every year for 5 years. At the end of the 5 years, his parents give him double the number of trains he already has. How many trains does Max have now?
A: Max gets 1 + 2 = 3 trains per year. He repeats this for 5 years, meaning he gets 5 * 3 = 15 trains. When this number is doubled by his parents, it becomes 15 * 2 = 30 trains. Since he already had 15 model trains, his total becomes 15 + 30 = 45 trains. The answer is 45.
Question: Dani brings two and half dozen cupcakes for her 2nd-grade class. There are 27 students (including Dani), 1 teacher, and 1 teacher’s aid. If 3 students called in sick that day, how many cupcakes are left after Dani gives one to everyone in the class?
Answer: Dani brings 2.5 x 12 = 30 cupcakes. She needs this many cupcakes to feed everyone in class 27 + 2 = 29. With the 3 students calling in sick, there are this many people in class today 29 - 3 = 26. There are this many cupcakes left after everyone gets one 30 - 26 = 4 cupcakes. The answer is 4.
[Question]Allyn is a golfer. At the starting tee, he hit the golf ball and it traveled 180 yards straight toward the hole. On his second turn, he hit the ball again straight toward the hole and it traveled half as far as it did on his first turn, but the ball landed 20 yards beyond the hole. On his third swing, he hit the ball onto the green and it rolled into the hole. What is the distance, in yards, from the starting tee to the hole?
[Answer]On his second turn, the ball traveled 180 / 2 = 90 yards. After two turns, the ball had traveled 180 + 90 = 270 yards. Since, after the second turn, the ball was 20 yards past the hole, this means the distance from the starting tee to the hole was 270 - 20 = 250 yards. The answer is 250.
[Question]Marvin and Tina were selling candy bars to help fund their class trip. The candy bars cost $2 each. Marvin sold 35 candy bars total. Tina sold three times the number of candy bars as Marvin. How much more money did Tina make for the class trip selling candy bars compared to Marvin?
[Answer]
Marvin sold 35 candy bars at $2 each so 35 * 2 = $70 worth of candy. Tina sold three times the amount of candy so $70 * 3 = $210 worth of candy. If Tina sold $210 worth of candy and Marvin sold $70 in candy then 210 - 70 = $140 more sold than Marvin. The answer is 140.