Q: At a roller derby, 4 teams are competing. Each team is made up of 10 members, and each member needs a pair of roller skates to compete in and another pair of skates as a backup. None of the skates have laces yet, so each member is offered 3 sets of laces per pair of skates. How many sets of laces have been handed out?
A: There are a total of 4 teams * 10 members per team = 40 team members. Each person receives 1 pair of competing roller skates + 1 pair of backup roller skates = 2 pairs of roller skates. So there are a total of 40 team members * 2 pairs of roller skates per team member = 80 roller skates. There were therefore 80 roller skates * 3 sets of laces per pair of roller skates = 240 sets of laces handed out. The answer is 240.
Question: Valerie needs to put stamps on the envelopes she is about to mail. She has thank you cards for each of her grandmother, uncle and aunt for the birthday presents they sent. She also has to pay the water bill and the electric bill separately. She wants to send three more mail-in rebates than she does bills and she has twice as many job applications as rebates to mail. How many stamps does she need if everything needs 1 stamp except the electric bill, which needs 2?
Answer: Valerie has to send a thank you card to each of 3 people, so she has 3 * 1 = 3 thank you cards to mail. She has 2 bills to mail. She has 3 more rebates than bills, so 3 + 2 = 5 mail - in rebates to mail. She has twice as many job applications as rebates, so she has 2 * 5 = 10 applications to mail. She has 3 + 2 + 5 + 10 = 20 pieces of mail to send. The electric bill needs an extra stamp, so she needs 20 + 1 = 21 stamps. The answer is 21.
[Question]Tim has 30 less apples than Martha, and Harry has half as many apples as Tim. If Martha has 68 apples, how many apples does Harry have?
[Answer]Tim has 68 - 30 = 38 apples. Harry has 38 / 2 = 19 apples. The answer is 19.
Q: Sara is checking out two different stores to buy a computer. The first store offers a device for $950 with a 6% discount. The second sells the same computer for €920 with a 5% discount. What is the difference in price between the two stores?
A: The amount of discount in the first store 950 x 6 / 100 = $57. So, the device costs 950 - 57 = $893 in the first store. The amount of discount in the second store is 920 x 5 / 100 = $46. So, the device costs 920 - 46 = $874 in the second store. The difference in price is 893 - 874 = $19. The answer is 19.
Question: Nico borrows 3 books from the library on Monday. On Monday, he reads the first book with a total of 20 pages. On Tuesday, he reads the second book with a total of 12 pages. On Wednesday, he reads the third book. If he has read a total of 51 pages from Monday to Wednesday, how many pages did he read on Wednesday?
Answer: From Monday to Tuesday, Nico reads a total of 20 + 12 = 32 pages. On Wednesday, he read a total of 51 - 32 = 19 pages. The answer is 19.
Q: A total of 107 oranges are picked by Del and Juan. Del picked 23 on each of 2 days and Juan picked the rest. How many oranges did Juan pick?
A:
Del = 23 * 2 = 46 oranges. 107 - 46 = 61 oranges. Juan picked 61 oranges. The answer is 61.