Q: There are six more white birds next to a cage than grey birds in the cage. If the number of grey birds in the cage is 40, and after ten minutes, half of the birds in the cage are freed and fly away, calculate the total number of birds remaining.
A: If the number of grey birds is 40, there are 40 + 6 = 46 white birds near the cage. When half of the grey birds fly away, the number that remains is 1 / 2 * 40 = 20. The total number of birds is 20 + 46 = 66 in and next to the cage. The answer is 66.
Question: Travis and his brother joined a trick-or-treat event. They collected 68 pieces of candy altogether. Each of them ate 4 pieces of candy after the event. How many pieces of candy were left?
Answer: They ate a total of 4 x 2 = 8 pieces of candy after the event. So, Travis and his brother have 68 - 8 = 60 pieces of candy left. The answer is 60.
[Question]To let Ruth know how long her fish will live, her father tells her that well-cared fish can live 2 years longer than dogs live. On average, dogs live 4 times as long as hamsters live. And hamsters live an average of 2.5 years. How long can a fish live?
[Answer]Knowing that dogs live 4 times the age of hamsters, dogs live 4 * 2.5 = 10 years. If Ruth takes care of the fish, it can live 10 + 2 = 12 years. The answer is 12.
Q: In 5 years, Andy will be twice as old as Rahim is now. Rahim is 6 now. How much older is Andy than Rahim, right now, in years?
A: Andy will be 2 * 6 = 12. Now he is 12 - 5 = 7. So Andy is 7 - 6 = 1 year older than Rahim. The answer is 1.
Question: At Mario's barbershop haircuts are 50% more expensive during the weekends. If Mario paid $18 for his last haircut on Monday, how much he would have paid the day before?
Answer: Mario's $18 cut on Monday would have been 50% more expensive on Sunday or $18 * 50% = $9 more expensive. That means he would have paid $9 more on Sunday than what he paid ($18) on Monday or $9 + $18 = $27. The answer is 27.
Q: Nadine's dog rolls around in the mud. She spends 10 minutes hosing him off outside, then shampoos him three times, which takes 15 minutes per shampoo. How long does she spend cleaning her dog total?
A:
First find the total shampoo time: 15 minutes / shampoo * 3 shampoos = 45 minutes. Then add the hosing off time to find the total cleaning time: 45 minutes + 10 minutes = 55 minutes. The answer is 55.