Q: Braelynn has 24 knives in her kitchen and twice as many teaspoons as knives. If she bought 1/3 as many additional knives and 2/3 as many additional teaspoons, what would be the total number of cutlery pieces she has in her kitchen?
A: Braelynn bought 1 / 3 * 24 = 8 more knives to add to her kitchen. The total number of knives in her kitchen is now 24 + 8 = 32 knives. In her kitchen, Braelynn currently has 2 * 24 = 48 teaspoons. When she buys 2 / 3 times more teaspoons, the total number increases by 2 / 3 * 48 = 32. So she will have a total of 32 + 48 = 80 teaspoons. The total number of cutlery pieces Braelynn will have in her kitchen is 80 + 32 = 112. The answer is 112.
Question: Mike is shopping at the mall. He needs to buy a shirt, a new wallet, and some food for the evening. The shirt costs a third of the value of the wallet. The wallet is $60 more than the cost of the food, on which Mike spent $30. How much did Mike spend that day on the shopping?
Answer: The wallet costs $60 more than the food, so it's $30 + $60 = $90. So the cost of the shirt is 1 / 3 * $90 = $30. Mike spent that day $30 + $30 + $90 = $150. The answer is 150.
[Question]Every 4 weeks, Helen hand washes her silk pillowcases. It takes 30 minutes to hand wash all of them. In 1 year, how much time does Helen spend hand washing her pillowcases?
[Answer]She hand washes them every 4 weeks and there are 52 weeks in a year so she washes them 52 / 4 = 13 times per year. It takes her 30 minutes to hand wash the pillowcases and she does this 13 times per year for a total of 30 * 13 = 390 minutes per year. The answer is 390.
Q: A restaurant buffet has 36 different dishes available to try. The restaurant features mango salsa on three of its dishes, fresh mangoes in a sixth of its dishes, and mango jelly in one dish. Oliver despises mangoes and won't eat them, but can pick them out of two of the dishes with fresh mango that he would be willing to try. How many dishes are left for Oliver on the buffet?
A: There are fresh mangos in 36 / 6 = 6 dishes. Thus, there are 3 + 6 + 1 = 10 dishes with mango on the buffet. Oliver can pick the mango out of 2 of the dishes, so there are 10 - 2 = 8 dishes he won't eat. Thus, there are 36 - 8 = 28 dishes left for Oliver on the buffet. The answer is 28.
Question: James writes 10 pages an hour. If he writes 5 pages a day to 2 different people, how many hours a week does he spend writing?
Answer: He writes 5 * 2 = 10 pages a day. So he writes 10 * 7 = 70 pages a week. That means he writes for 70 / 10 = 7 hours. The answer is 7.
Q: There are 60 passengers on a bus. Children make up 25% of the bus riders. How many adults are on the bus?
A:
The number of children on the bus is 60 passengers * 25% = 15 passengers. The number of adults on the bus is 60 passengers - 15 passengers = 45 passengers. The answer is 45.