Question: Andrew eats 14 donuts on Monday, and half as many on Tuesday. On Wednesday Andrew eats 4 times as many as he did on Monday. How many donuts did Andrew eat total in the three days?
Answer: Monday:14. Tuesday:14 / 2 = 7. Wednesday:4(7) = 28. Total:14 + 7 + 28 = 49 donuts. The answer is 49.
[Question]Gunner has a box of mittens with 20 fewer pairs than a box of plugs. He decides to put 30 more pairs of plugs into the box of plugs. If the box of mittens has 150 pairs of mittens, how many plugs are there?
[Answer]Since there are 20 fewer mittens pairs than the plugs, there are 150 + 20 = 170 pairs of plugs. When Gunner decides to add 30 more plugs pairs into the box of plugs, the number of plug pairs increases to 170 + 30 = 200. Since a pair has two, the 200 pairs of plugs total 200 * 2 = 400 plugs. The answer is 400.
Q: Angus, Patrick, and Ollie went fishing for trout on Rainbow Lake. Angus caught 4 more fish than Patrick did, but Ollie caught 7 fewer fish than Angus. If Ollie caught 5 fish, how many fish did Patrick catch?
A: If Ollie caught 7 less than Angus, then Angus caught 5 + 7 = 12 fish. And since Angus caught four more than Patrick, then Patrick caught 12 - 4 = 8 fish. The answer is 8.
Question: Billy is reducing raspberry juice down to make syrup. He reduces 6 quarts of juice to 1/12 of its original volume, then adds 1 cup of sugar. What is the final volume of the syrup in cups? (There are 4 cups in a quart)
Answer: First find the total number of cups of juice: 6 quarts * 4 cups / quart = 24 cups. Then find the reduced volume of the juice: 24 cups * 1 / 12 = 2 cups. Then add the volume of the sugar to find the total volume of the syrup: 2 cups + 1 cups = 3 cups. The answer is 3.
[Question]On Thursday the Meat Market sold 210kg of ground beef. On Friday they sold twice that amount. On Saturday they only sold 130kg. On Sunday they sold half of what they sold Saturday. If they originally planned to sell only 500kg, how much meat did they sell beyond their original plans?
[Answer]On Friday they sold 210 × 2 = 420kg. On Sunday they sold 130 ÷ 2 = 65kg. They sold a total of 210 + 420 + 130 + 65 = 825kg of meat. Meat Market sold an extra 825 - 500 = 325kg of meat beyond their original 500kg plans. The answer is 325.
[Question]There are 381 pages in Elliot’s book. He has already read 149 pages. If he reads 20 pages a day for a week, how many pages are still left to be read?
[Answer]
In a week, Elliot will read 20 x 7 = 140 pages. Adding the prior readings, he has read a total of 149 + 140 = 289 pages. There are 381 - 289 = 92 pages still left to be read. The answer is 92.