Question: Eight people fit in a row on an airplane, and there are 12 rows. Only 3/4 of the seats in each row are allowed to be seated. How many seats will not be occupied on that plane?
Answer: There a total of 8 x 12 = 96 seats on that plane. Only 8 x 3 / 4 = 6 seats are allowed to be seated in each row. So, only 6 x 12 = 72 seats are allowed to be seated on the plane. Therefore, 96 - 72 = 24 seats will not be occupied. The answer is 24.
[Question]Simon has 20% more legos than Bruce, who has 20 more than Kent. If Kent has 40 legos, how many does Simon have?
[Answer]Bruce has 20 more legos than Kent who has 40 so Bruce has 20 + 40 = 60 legos. Simon has 20% more legos than Bruce who has 60 legos so that's .20 * 60 = 12 more legos. 20% more is 12 legos and Bruce has 60 so Simon has 12 + 60 = 72 legos. The answer is 72.
Q: The number of elephants at Gestures For Good park is 3 times as many as the number of elephants at We Preserve For Future park. If there are 70 elephants at We Preserve For Future, calculate the total number of elephants in the two parks.
A: At We Preserve For Future, the number of elephants is 70, 3 times the number at Gestures For Good park, meaning there are 3 * 70 = 210 elephants at Gestures For Good park. The total number of elephants in the two parks is 210 + 70 = 280. The answer is 280.
Question: Billy has 8 hours of free time on each day of the weekend. He wants to spend 75% of his time playing video games and the rest of his time reading. He can read 60 pages an hour and his books all contain 80 pages. How many books does he read?
Answer: He has 16 hours because 2 x 8 = 16. He is going to spend 25% of his time reading because 100 - 75 = 25. He has 4 hours to read because 16 x .25 = 4. He will read 240 pages because 4 x 60 = 240. He will read 3 books because 240 / 80 = 3. The answer is 3.
[Question]James buys 20 pounds of beef and half that much pork. He uses 1.5 pounds of meat to make meals at his restaurant. Each meal sells for $20. How much money did he make?
[Answer]He bought 20 / 2 = 10 pounds of pork. So he has 20 + 10 = 30 pounds of meat. That means he can make 30 / 1.5 = 20 meals. So he makes 20 * 20 = $400. The answer is 400.
[Question]Conor can chop 12 eggplants, 9 carrots, and 8 potatoes in a day. If he works 4 times a week, how many vegetables can he chop?
[Answer]
Conor can chop 12 x 4 = 48 eggplants a week. He can chop 9 x 4 = 36 carrots a week. He can chop 8 x 4 = 32 potatoes a week. Therefore, Conor can chop 48 + 36 + 32 = 116 vegetables a week. The answer is 116.