Question: Marge planted 23 seeds in her garden. Five of the seeds never grew into plants. A third of the remaining seeds grew, but the plants were eaten by squirrels and rabbits. A third of the number of uneaten plants were strangled by weeds. Marge pulled two weeds, but liked the flowers on one weed and let the plant grow as part of her garden. How many plants did Marge end up with?
Answer: Marge had 23 - 5 = 18 seeds grow into plants. Rabbits ate 18 / 3 = 6 plants. There were 18 - 6 = 12 plants left. Weeds strangled 12 / 3 = 4 plants. She had 12 - 4 = 8 plants left. Marge kept 1 weed, so she ended up with 8 + 1 = 9 plants. The answer is 9.
[Question]68% of all pies are eaten with forks. If there are 2000 pies of all kinds, how many of the pies are not eaten with forks?
[Answer]If there are 2000 pies of all kinds, and 68% of all pies are eaten with forks, there are 68 / 100 * 2000 = 1360 pies eaten with forks. The number of pies that are not eaten with pie is 2000 - 1360 = 640. The answer is 640.
Q: 3/5 of the mangoes on a mango tree are ripe. If Lindsay eats 60% of the ripe mangoes, calculate the number of ripe mangoes remaining if there were 400 mangoes on the tree to start with.
A: The number of ripe mangoes from the tree is 3 / 5 * 400 = 240. If Lindsay eats 60% of the ripe mangoes, she eats 60 / 100 * 240 = 144 mangoes. The total number of ripe mangoes remaining is 240 - 144 = 96. The answer is 96.
Question: Noah is a painter. He paints pictures and sells them at the park. He charges $60 for a large painting and $30 for a small painting. Last month he sold eight large paintings and four small paintings. If he sold twice as much this month, how much is his sales for this month?
Answer: Noah earned $60 / large painting x 8 large paintings = $480 for the large paintings. He also earned $30 / small painting x 4 small paintings = $120 for the small paintings. His total sales last month were $480 + $120 = $600. So, his sales this month are $600 x 2 = $1200. The answer is 1200.
[Question]A zoo has 16 pandas, paired into mates (in the same zoo). Only 25% of the panda couples get pregnant after mating. If they each have one baby, how many panda babies are born?
[Answer]First divide the number of pandas by 2 to find the number of couples: 16 pandas / 2 = 8 panda couples. Then multiply that number by 25% to find the number of babies: 8 panda couples * 25% = 2 panda babies. The answer is 2.
[Question]John is 10 years old. His sister is twice his age. When he is 50 years old, how old will his sister be?
[Answer]
His sister is 10 * 2 = 20 years old. Their age difference is 20 - 10 = 10 years. Therefore when he is 50 she will be 50 + 10 = 60 years old. The answer is 60.