Question: Nelly is very pleased with the painting she bought at the auction. She tells her daughter that she outbid her rival Joe by paying $2000 more than thrice his bid. If Joe’s bid was $160,000, at how much did Nelly get the painting?
Answer: Three times Joe’s bid is 3 * 160000 = 480000 dollars. Since Nelly paid an additional $2000, she paid 2000 + 480000 = 482000 dollars. The answer is 482000.
[Question]Our small city has two buses. Each bus can have a capacity of 1/6 as much as the train, which has a capacity of 120 people. What is the combined capacity of the two buses?
[Answer]Every bus has a capacity of: 120 * 1 / 6 = 20 people. Combined, both the buses have a capacity of 20 * 2 = 40 people. The answer is 40.
Q: Mrs. Garcia pays her insurance quarterly at $378. How much does she pay in a year for her insurance?
A: Since there are three months in a quarter, then there are 12 / 3 = 4 quarters in a year. So, Mrs. Garcia pays $378 x 4 = $1512 in a year for her insurance. The answer is 1512.
Question: Edith has 80 novels stuffed on her schoolbook shelf, half as many as the number of writing books she has stuffed in her suitcase. How many novels and writing books does Edith have altogether?
Answer: Edith's number of writing books is 80 * 2 = 160, twice the number of novel books she has. Altogether, Edith has 160 + 80 = 240 books. The answer is 240.
[Question]William left Missouri by 7:00 AM and arrived at his hometown by 8:00 PM. He had 3 stops of 25, 10 and 25 minutes respectively during the journey. How many hours did he spend on the road?
[Answer]8:00 PM is equivalent to 20:00 hrs so he spent a total of 20 - 7 = 13 hours on the journey. He spent 25 + 10 + 25 = 60 minutes on stops. There are 60 minutes in an hour so he spent (60 / 60) = 1 hour on stops. Therefore, he spent 13 - 1 = 12 hours on the road. The answer is 12.
[Question]The central Texas countryside contains many toads that come out at night. For every green toad, there are 25 brown toads, and one-quarter of the brown toads are spotted. If there are 50 spotted brown toads per acre, how many green toads are there per acre?
[Answer]
If there are 50 spotted brown toads per acre, and this represents one - quarter of the brown toads, then there are 50 * 4 = 200 brown toads per acre. If for every 25 brown toads there is one green toad, then there are 200 / 25 = 8 green toads per acre. The answer is 8.