Q: Nissa is calculating a jail sentence for a man who was convicted of burglary. The base sentence is 1 year of jail for every $5,000 of goods stolen. The burglar is going to have his sentence length increased by 25% because this is his third offense, plus 2 additional years for resisting arrest. How many years total is the burglar's sentence if he stole $40,000 worth of goods?
A: First find how many years the base sentence will be: $40,000 / 1 year / $5,000 = 8 years. Then find how long the increase for the third offense is: 8 years * 25% = 2 years. Then add the third - offense increase and the sentence for resisting arrest to the base sentence: 8 years + 2 years + 2 years = 12 years. The answer is 12.
Question: The largest frog can grow to weigh 10 times as much as the smallest frog. The largest frog weighs 120 pounds. How much more does the largest frog weigh than the smallest frog?
Answer: To find the weight of the smallest frog, 120 pounds / 10 = 12 pounds for the smallest frog. The difference is 120 - 12 = 108 pounds. The answer is 108.
[Question]John writes 20 pages a day. How long will it take him to write 3 books that are 400 pages each?
[Answer]He wants to write 3 * 400 = 1200 pages. So it will take him 1200 / 20 = 60 days. The answer is 60.
Q: Cary is 72 inches tall. Her younger brother Bill is half her height, and her younger sister Jan is 6 inches taller than Bill. How tall is Jan?
A: First find Bill's height by dividing Cary's height by 2: 72 inches / 2 = 36 inches. Then add six inches to find Jan's height: 36 inches + 6 inches = 42 inches. The answer is 42.
Question: Jenna is hemming her prom dress. The dress's hem is 3 feet long. Each stitch Jenna makes is 1/4 inch long. If Jenna makes 24 stitches per minute, how many minutes does it take Jenna to hem her dress?
Answer: First find how many inches the hem is by multiplying the length in feet by the number of inches per foot: 3 feet * 12 inches / foot = 36 inches. Then divide the length in inches by the length of each stitch to find how many stitches Jenna makes: 36 inches / .25 inches = 144 stitches. Then divide the number of stitches by Jenna's stitching rate to find how long it takes her: 144 stitches / 24 stitches / minute = 6 minutes. The answer is 6.
Q: Joshua and Justin shared $40. Joshua’s share was thrice as much as Justin’s. How much is Joshua's share?
A:
The $40 is divided into 1 part for Justin + 3 parts for Joshua = 4 parts. So each part is equal to $40 / 4 = $10. Therefore, Joshua's share is $10 x 3 = $30. The answer is 30.