Q: Kaylin is five years younger than Sarah, who is twice as old as Eli, who is nine years older than Freyja. If Freyja is ten years old, how old is Kaylin?
A: Since Freyja is ten years old, Eli is 10 + 9 = 19 years old. Sarah's age is twice Eli's, then Sarah is 2 * 19 = 38 years old. Kaylin is five years younger than Sarah, then she is 38 - 5 = 33 years old. The answer is 33.
Question: With one mighty blow, Maria cracked open the pinata, and candies spilled all over the floor. There were 40 red candies, 20 less than three times as many yellow candies as red candies, and half as many blue candies as yellow candies. If Carlos ate all of the yellow candies, how many candies remained?
Answer: Three times the number of red candies is 40 * 3 = 120. So, for yellow candies, there were 20 less than 120 candies, or a total of. 120 - 20 = 100 yellow candies. Half as many blue candies as yellow candies is 100 / 2 = 50 blue candies. If Carlos ate all of the yellow candies, then only the 40 red and 50 blue candies remained for a total of 40 + 50 = 90 candies. The answer is 90.
[Question]240 sixth-grade students were asked about the number of novels they read per month. 1/6 of students read three or more novels, 35% of students read two novels, 5/12 of students read one novel, and the rest of the students do not read anything. Calculate the number of students who do not read novels.
[Answer]1 / 6 * 240 students = 40 students. So 40 students read three or more novels. 35 / 100 * 240 students = 84 students. So 84 students read two novels. 5 / 12 * 240 students = 100 students. So 100 students read a novel. 240 students – (40 students + 84 students + 100 students) = 240 students – 224 students = 16 students. So 16 students don't read novels. The answer is 16.
Q: Dan spent an hour doing 400 work tasks at $0.25 each. Then Dan spent an hour doing 5 work tasks at $2.00 each. How much more did Dan make doing the good work compared to the lower-paid work?
A: Dan spent an hour doing 400 tasks * $.25 = $100. Dan spent an hour doing 5 tasks * $2.00 each = $10.00. Dan made $100 - $10 = $90.00 per hour more doing the higher paid work. The answer is 90.
Question: Leo has to write a 400-word story for his literature class. 10 words fit on each line of his notebook and 20 lines fit on each page. Lucas has filled one and a half pages. How many words does he have left to write?
Answer: Half a page is 20 / 2 = 10 lines. In total, he has written 20 + 10 = 30 lines. The 30 lines written are 30 * 10 = 300 words. Lucas has 400 - 300 = 100 words left to write. The answer is 100.
Q: Susan is picking strawberries. She's trying to fill her basket, but out of every handful of 5 strawberries she can't help but eat one of them herself. If her basket holds 60 strawberries, how many berries will she actually pick before she fills it?
A:
Out of every 5 berries, she eats 1, so only 5 strawberries - 1 strawberry = 4 strawberries go into the basket for each handful. The basket holds 60 strawberries, so it will take 60 strawberries / 4 strawberries per handful = 15 handfuls to fill the basket. So in total, Susan will pick 60 strawberries + 15 handfuls * 1 strawberry eaten per handful = 75 strawberries. The answer is 75.