Q: A carton of ice cream contains 10 scoops each. Mary has 3 cartons of ice cream, one chocolate, one strawberry and one vanilla. Ethan wants one scoop of vanilla and one of chocolate. Lucas, Danny and Connor all want 2 scoops of chocolate. Olivia would like a scoop of vanilla and one of strawberry. Shannon wants twice as much as Olivia. How many scoops of ice cream will be left?
A: 16
Explain how we arrive at this answer:
Explanation: The total number of scoops of ice cream that Mary has is 3 cartons * 10 scoops = 30 scoops of ice cream. Lucas, Danny and Connor will eat 2 scoops * 3 people = 6 scoops of ice cream. Shannon will eat 2 * (1 vanilla + 1 strawberry) = 4 total scoops of ice cream. Combined the kids will eat a total of 2 + 6 + 2 + 4 scoops = 14 scoops of ice cream. Mary will have 30 scoops - 14 scoops = 16 scoops of ice cream remaining.