Q: Miriam has five times as many albums as Katrina. Katrina has six times the number of albums as Bridget. Bridget has 15 fewer albums than Adele. How many albums do they have together if Adele has 30 albums?
A: Since Adele has 30 albums, and Bridget has 15 fewer, Bridget has 30 - 15 = 15 albums. Together, Bridget and Adele has 30 + 15 = 45 albums. Katrina has six times the number of albums as Bridget, a total of 15 * 6 = 90 albums. Adele, Bridget, and Katrina have a total of 90 + 45 = 135 albums together. Miriam has five times the number of albums as Katrina, a total of 5 * 90 = 450 albums. Together, Adele, Bridget, Katrina, and Miriam have 135 + 450 = 585 albums. The answer is 585.
Question: Sandy's monthly phone bill expense is equal to ten times her age now. In two years, Sandy will be three times as old as Kim. If Kim is currently 10 years old, calculate Sandy's monthly phone bill expense.
Answer: If Kim is currently 10 years old, she will be 10 + 2 = 12 years old in two years. In two years, Sandy will be three times as old as Kim, meaning Sandy will be 3 * 12 = 36 years old. Currently, Sandy is 36 - 2 = 34 years old. If Sandy's monthly phone bill expense is equal to ten times her age now, she pays 10 * 34 = $340 in phone bill expense. The answer is 340.
[Question]Bill decides to bring donuts to work for a meeting that day. He buys a box of donuts that has 50 in total in them. He eats 2 on the ride in because he's hungry. When he gets to the office, the secretary takes another 4 out of the box when he's not looking. Lastly, right before the meeting Bill sets the box down on his desk and leaves the office to take a phone call. While Bill's away, his coworkers steal half the remaining donuts. Bill comes back and brings the box into his meeting. How many donuts are left in the box?
[Answer]Bill eats 2 donuts out of a box of 50 for 50 - 2 = 48 donuts remaining. The secretary takes 4 more donuts out of the box, leaving 44 donuts remaining. Bills coworkers take half of the remaining donuts, leaving 44 / 2 = 22 donuts remaining. The answer is 22.
Q: There were three jars of candy in the cabinet. The jar of peanut butter candy had 4 times as much candy as the jar of grape candy. The jar of grape candy had 5 more pieces of candy than the jar of banana candy. How many pieces of candy did the peanut butter jar have if the banana jar had 43?
A: The grape jar had 43 + 5 = 48 pieces of candy. The peanut butter jar had 48 * 4 = 192 pieces of candy. The answer is 192.
Question: One dress requires 5.5 yards of fabric. Amare needs to make 4 dresses for the wedding and she has 7 feet of fabric. How many feet of fabric does Amare still need for the dresses?
Answer: Dresses = 5.5 * 4 = 22 yards. 22 yards = 66 feet. 66 - 7 = 59. Amare still needs 59 feet of fabric. The answer is 59.
Q: My new house has 12 medium ceiling lights but I have seen small and large ceiling lights in other rooms. The small ones require 1 bulb, the medium ones require 2, and the large ones need 3 bulbs. How many bulbs should I buy if my wife says she saw twice as many large ceiling lights as medium ceiling lights and ten more small lights than medium ones?
A:
If the house has twice the number of large ones as medium ones then the house has 2 * 12 = 24 large ceiling lights. Similarly, if it has 10 more small ones than the 12 medium ones then it has 10 + 12 = 22 small ceiling lights. If one small ceiling light requires 1 bulb then 22 small ones will require 1 * 22 = 22 bulbs. If one medium ceiling light requires 2 bulbs then 12 medium ones will require 2 * 12 = 24 bulbs. If one large ceiling light requires 3 bulbs then 24 medium ones will require 3 * 24 = 72 bulbs. Therefore the house will require 22 bulbs for the small ones + 24 bulbs for the medium ones + 72 bulbs for the large ones, for a total of 22 + 24 + 72 = 118. The answer is 118.