[Question]Jillian, Savannah, and Clayton were collecting shells on the beach. Jillian collected 29, Savannah collected 17, and Clayton collected 8. They decided that they wanted to give the shells to two of their friends who had just arrived. They put their shells together and distributed them evenly to each friend. How many shells did each friend get?
[Answer]The kids collected 29 + 17 + 8 = 54 shells. If they distribute the shells evenly between 2 friends, 54 / 2 = 27 shells for each friend. The answer is 27.
Q: Anna puts three slices of ham in each sandwich. If she has 31 slices of ham, how many more slices of ham does she need to make 50 ham sandwiches?
A: Anna needs 3 x 50 = 150 slices of ham to make 50 sandwiches. Anna needs 150 - 31 = 119 more slices of ham. The answer is 119.
Question: The sewers in Middleton can handle 240,000 gallons of run-off. Each hour of rain produces 1000 gallons of runoff. How many days of rain can the sewers handle before they overflow?
Answer: First find how many hours of runoff the sewers can handle: 240,000 / 1000 gallons / hour = 240 hours. Then divide that time by the number of hours per day to find how many days of rain the sewers can handle: 240 hours / 24 hours / day = 10 days. The answer is 10.
[Question]In the first team, Beth scored 12 while Jan scored 10. In the second team, Judy scored 8 while Angel scored 11. How many more points did the first team get than the second team?
[Answer]Beth and Jan scored a total of 12 + 10 = 22. Judy and Angel scored a total of 8 + 11 = 19. Thus, the first team scores 22 - 19 = 3 more points than the second team. The answer is 3.
Q: John has five more roommates than twice as many as Bob. If Bob has 10 roommates, how many roommates does John have?
A: Twice ten roommates is 2 * 10 = 20. John has 5 more than 20 roommates which is 20 + 5 = 25 roommates. The answer is 25.
Question: A store ordered 300 more than twice as many pens as it did pencils at $5 each. If the cost of a pencil was $4, and the store ordered 15 boxes, each having 80 pencils, calculate the total amount of money they paid for the stationery.
Answer:
If the store ordered 15 boxes, each having 80 pencils, they ordered 15 * 80 = 1200 pencils. If the cost of a pencil was $4, the store paid $4 * 1200 = $4800 for all the pencils. Twice as many pens as pencils that the store ordered are 2 * 1200 = 2400. If A store ordered 300 more than twice as many pens as it did pencils, it ordered 2400 + 300 = 2700 pencils. Since the cost of the pens was $5, the store paid 2700 * $5 = $13500 for the pens. The total amount of money they paid for the stationery is 13500 + 4800 = $18300. The answer is 18300.