Question: The town is having a race to see who can run around the town square 7 times the fastest. The town square is 3/4 of a mile long. The winner finishes the race in 42 minutes. Last year's winner finished in 47.25 minutes. How many minutes on average faster did this year's winner run one mile of the race compared to last year?
Answer: The race is 5.25 miles long because 7 x .75 = 5.25. They ran a mile in 8 minutes because 42 / 5.25 = 8. Last year's winner ran a mile in 9 minutes because 47.25 / 5.25 = 9. They ran 1 minute faster per mile compared to last year's winner. The answer is 1.
[Question]Alvin is selling his marble set. He has 100 marbles. 20% are white, 30% are black, and the rest are different colors. He sells the white ones for a nickel each, the black ones for a dime each, and the colors for $0.20 each. How much does he earn?
[Answer]He has 20 white marbles because 100 x .2 = 20. He has 30 black marbles because 100 x .3 = 30. He has 50 color marbles because 100 - 20 - 30 = 50. He earns $1 from white marbles because 20 x .05 = 1. He earns $3 from the black marbles because 30 x .1 = 3. He earns $10 from the colors because 50 x .2 = 10. He earns $14 in total because 1 + 3 + 10 = 14. The answer is 14.
Q: Carla's order at Mcdonald's costs $7.50, but she has a coupon for $2.50. If she gets an additional 20% discount for being a senior citizen, how much does she pay for her order in dollars total?
A: First subtract the coupon amount from the price of the food: $7.50 - $2.50 = $5.00. Then subtract 20% from 100% to find out what percentage of the reduced price Carla pays: 100% - 20% = 80%. Now multiply the price after the coupon by the percentage Carla pays to find the final price: $5.00 * .8 = $4.00. The answer is 4.
Question: An iron bar measures 12 cm by 8 cm by 6 cm. A factory wants to melt ten iron bars and mold them into iron balls. Each iron ball has a volume of 8 cubic cm. How many iron balls have been molded?
Answer: The volume of 1 iron bar is 12 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm = 576 cubic cm. The volume of 10 iron bars is 10 x 576 cubic cm = 5760 cubic cm. Therefore, there are 5760 / 8 = 720 iron balls that have been molded. The answer is 720.
[Question]There are 60 ridges on a vinyl record. Jerry has 4 cases, each with 3 shelves that can hold 20 records each. If his shelves are 60% full, how many ridges are there on all his records?
[Answer]First find the total number of records that can fit on all the shelves: 4 cases * 3 shelves / case * 20 records / shelf = 240 records. Then multiply that number by 60% to find the number of records actually on the shelves: 240 records * 60% = 144 records. Then multiply that number by 60 to find the number of ridges on all the records: 144 records * 60 ridges / record = 8640 ridges. The answer is 8640.
[Question]Since the 40th president launched his reelection campaign today, he has raised $10,000 in campaign funds. His friends raised 40% of this amount and his family raised 30% of the remaining amount. The rest of the funds are from his own savings for the election. How much did he save for the presidency?
[Answer]
The total amount of money raised from friends contribution is 40 / 100 * $10000 = $4000. Minus his friend's contribution, the 40th president has raised $10000 - $4000 = $6000. The family raised 30 / 100 * $6000 = $1800. If the family raised $1800, the savings the 40th president had for the campaign is $6000 - $1800 = $4200. The answer is 4200.