Question: Chelsea has 24 kilos of sugar. She divides them into 4 bags equally. Then one of the bags gets torn and half of the sugar falls to the ground. How many kilos of sugar remain?
Answer: Each bag has 24 / 4 = 6 kilos of sugar. 6 / 2 = 3 kilos of sugar falls to the ground. 24 - 3 = 21 kilos of sugar remains. The answer is 21.
[Question]James buys pistachios for $10 per can. Each can is 5 ounces. He eats 30 ounces of pistachios every 5 days. How much does he spend on pistachios per week?
[Answer]The pistachios cost 10 / 5 = $2 per ounce. He eats 30 / 5 = 6 ounces of pistachios a day. So he spends 6 * 2 = $12 per day on pistachios. So he spends 12 * 7 = $84 per week. The answer is 84.
Q: John runs a website that gets 30000 visits a month, for a normal 30 day month. He gets $.01 per visit. How much does he make per day?
A: He gets 30,000 / 30 = 1,000 visits per day. So that means he makes 1000 * .01 = $10 per day. The answer is 10.
Question: Coral is reading a book that is 600 pages long. She reads half of it in the first week, and 30 percent of the remaining pages the second week. How many pages must she read the third week in order to finish the book?
Answer: Week 1:600 / 2 = 300. 600 - 300 = 300 pages remain. Week 2:300(.30) = 90 pages. 300 - 90 = 210 pages remain. Week 3:210 pages. The answer is 210.
[Question]Brenda picks 250 peaches. When she sorts through them, only 60% are fresh, and Brenda has to throw 15 away for being too small. How many peaches does Brenda have left?
[Answer]First find how many of the peaches are fresh, which is 250 peaches * 60% = 150 peaches. Then, subtract the number Brenda throws away after the fresh count, which is 150 peaches - 15 peaches = 135 peaches. The answer is 135.
[Question]Jane purchased 15 ice cream cones and 5 cups of pudding. Each ice cream cone cost $5 and each cup of pudding cost $2. How much more did Jane spend on ice cream than on pudding, in dollars?
[Answer]
The cost of 15 cones of ice cream was 15 × $5 = $75. The cost of the 5 cups of pudding was 5 × $2 = $10. Jane spent $75 - $10 = $65 more on ice cream than on pudding. The answer is 65.