Question: There are 5 green candies, 3 blue candies, and 4 red candies in a bag. If Violet randomly picks a candy from the bag, how likely is it that it's blue?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The total of candies is 5 + 3 + 4 = 12 candies. The probability of a candy being blue is (3 / 12) * 100% = 25%.
So the answer is 25.


Question: Sylvia had one-fifth of incorrect answers in the exam, while Sergio got 4 mistakes. If there were 50 questions, how many more correct answers does Sergio have than Sylvia?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Sylvia got 50 / 5 = 10 incorrect answers. This means she got 50 - 10 = 40 correct answers. Sergio got 50 - 4 = 46 correct answers. So, Sergio got 46 - 40 = 6 more correct answers than Sylvia.
So the answer is 6.


Question: Ashley and her family went to the movies on Saturday. Children’s tickets cost $4.25 and adult tickets cost $3.25 more. They were given a $2 discount for buying more than 3 tickets. How much did they spend if they bought two adult tickets and four children’s tickets?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The adult tickets cost $4.25 + $3.25 = $7.50. So two adult tickets cost $7.50 x 2 = $15. Four children's tickets cost $4.25 x 4 = $17. So the total cost of all the tickets amounted to $15 + $17 = $32. The family had a discount, so they paid a total of $32 - $2 = $30.
So the answer is 30.