Question: At the beginning of the day there were 74 apples in a basket. If Ricki removes 14 apples and Samson removes twice as many as Ricki. How many apples are left in the basket by the end of the day?
Answer: There are 74 - 14 = 60 apples left after Ricki removes some. Samson removes 14 * 2 = 28 apples. There are 60 - 28 = 32 apples left after Samson removes some. The answer is 32.
[Question]Kirt has a $6000 monthly salary when he started his job. After a year of working, his salary increased by 30%. How much are his total earnings after 3 years?
[Answer]His annual salary for the first year of working is 6000 x 12 = $72000. Kirt's monthly increase is $6000 x 30 / 100 = $1800. So, he received $6000 + $1800 = $7800 monthly on the second and third year of working. Kirt's annual salary in the second and third year was $7800 x 12 = $93600. . Thus, his total earning after 3 years is $72000 + $93600 + $93600 = $259200. The answer is 259200.
Q: There are 4 puppies and 3 dogs at a camp. Each dog eats twice as much food as a puppy, but each puppy eats three times as often as a dog. If a dog eats 4 pounds of food three times a day, what would be the total amount of food the dogs and puppies eat in a day?
A: Eating three times a day, a dog eats 3 * 4 = 12 pounds of food. Since there are 3 dogs at the camp, the total amount of food they eat is 3 * 12 = 36 pounds of food in a day. If each dog eats twice as much food as a puppy, a puppy will eat 4 / 2 = 2 pounds of food in one meal. Each puppy eats three times as often as a dog, and if a dog eats three times in a day, a puppy will eat 3 * 3 = 9 times in a day. Since a puppy eats 2 pounds of food a day, the total amount of food a puppy will eat in a day is 9 * 2 = 18 pounds of food. Four puppies in the camp eat 18 * 4 = 72 pounds of food every day. Together, the dogs and the puppies eat 72 + 36 = 108 pounds of food in a day. The answer is 108.
Question: Mark was caught speeding and the judge wants to make an example out of him. The base fine for speeding is $50 but additional penalties apply in this case. The fine is increased by $2 for every mile per hour Mark was going over the speed limit. He was going 75 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. The fine is also doubled because he was in a school zone. Finally, the judge makes Mark pay $300 in court costs and he also has to pay his lawyer $80/hour for three hours of work. How much does Mark owe for this speeding ticket?
Answer: First figure out how many miles over the speed limit Mark was going: 75 mph - 30 mph = 45 mph. Now figure out how much the per - mile fine is: $2 / mph * 45 mph = $90. Now add that amount to the base fine: $90 + $50 = $140. Now double that amount for being in a school zone: $140 * 2 = $280. Now figure out how much Mark owes his lawyer: $80 / hour * 3 hours = $240. Now add the court costs, lawyer fees and fine: $240 + $300 + $280 = $820. The answer is 820.
[Question]Jolene and Phil have four children, each with the same birthday. They gave birth to their first child exactly 15 years ago. They gave birth to their second child exactly one year after the birth of their first child. They gave birth to their third child on the fourth birthday of their second child. Two years after the birth of their third child, they gave birth to their fourth child. How old, in years, is their fourth child?
[Answer]Their 1st child was born 15 years ago, and therefore is 15 years old. Their 2nd child was born 1 year after their 15 - year - old child, and therefore is 15 - 1 = 14 years old. Their 3rd child was born 4 years after their 14 - year - old child, and therefore is 14 - 4 = 10 years old. Their 4th child was born 2 years after their 10 - year - old child, and therefore is 10 - 2 = 8 years old. The answer is 8.
[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.