Q: Jackson collects 45 hermit crabs, 3 spiral shells per hermit crab, and 2 starfish per spiral shell. How many souvenirs does he collect total?
A: First find the number of spiral shells Jackson collects: 45 hermit crabs * 3 spiral shells / hermit crab = 135 spiral shells. Then find the number of starfish he collects: 135 spiral shells * 2 starfish / spiral shell = 270 starfish. Then add the number of each animal he collects to find the total number: 135 spiral shells + 270 starfish + 45 hermit crabs = 450 souvenirs. The answer is 450.
Question: A school bought pencils and pens. A pencil costs $2.50, while a pen costs $3.50. How much do 38 pencils and 56 pens cost?
Answer: The 38 pencils cost $2.5 x 38 = $95. The 56 pens cost $3.5 x 56 = $196. The total cost of 36 pencils and 56 pens is $95 + $196 = $291. The answer is 291.
[Question]Ron ate pizza with his friends the other day. If they ordered a 12-slice pizza and each of them ate 4 slices, how many friends were there with Ron?
[Answer]Let the number of friends that ate with Ron be represented by F. That means the total amount of people that ate that day were 1 + F. If each of them ate 4 slices, and the pizza only has 12 slices, that means there could only have been 12 / 4 = 3 people eating. If the total number of people eating was 3, and if was also represented by 1 + F then we have 3 = 1 + F. Solving for F we have 3 - 1 = F. F = 2 friends ate with Ron. The answer is 2.
Q: Liz roasts 2 16 pounds turkeys every Thanksgiving. She can only roast them 1 at a time because she has a small oven. She roasts each turkey for 15 minutes per pound. If dinner is served at 6:00 pm what is the latest time she can start roasting the turkeys?
A: She bakes a turkey for 15 minutes a pound and the turkey is 16 pounds so it takes 15 * 16 = 240 minutes. She has 2 turkeys to roast and one turkey takes 240 minutes to cook so 2 turkeys will take 2 * 240 = 480 minutes. There are 60 minutes in an hour and these turkeys will take 480 minutes to cook so that's 480 / 60 = 8 hours. In military time, 6:00 pm is 18:00 hours (12 hours + 6 hours) and it takes 8 hours to cook the turkeys so the latest she can start is 18 - 8 = 10:00 am. The answer is 10.
Question: In a shop, there is a sale of clothes. Every shirt costs $5, every hat $4, and a pair of jeans $10. How much do you need to pay for three shirts, two pairs of jeans, and four hats?
Answer: Three shirts cost 3 * 5 = $15. Two pairs of jeans would cost 2 * 10 = $20. Four hats would in total cost 4 * 4 = $16. So for three shirts, two pairs of jeans, and four hats, you would need to pay 15 + 20 + 16 = $51. The answer is 51.
Q: Shelly makes braided keychains for her friends at school. Each keychain takes 12 inches of thread to braid. This year, she made six friends in classes and half that number from after-school clubs. She wants to make each of them a keychain. How many inches of thread does Shelly need?
A:
Shelly made 6 / 2 = 3 friends from after - school clubs. She made 6 + 3 = 9 new friends at school this year. Shelly will need 9 * 12 = 108 inches of thread to make each friend a keychain. The answer is 108.