Question: It was Trevor's job to collect fresh eggs from the family's 4 chickens every morning.  He got 4 eggs from Gertrude and 3 eggs from Blanche. Nancy laid 2 eggs as did Martha. On the way, he dropped 2 eggs. How many eggs did Trevor have left?
Answer: He collected 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 eggs for a total of 11 eggs. He dropped 2 eggs so 11 - 2 = 9 eggs left. The answer is 9.
[Question]Leah bought 3 boxes of birdseed. When she went to put them away, she discovered that she already had 5 boxes in the pantry. Her parrot eats 100 grams of seeds each week and her cockatiel eats 50 grams of seeds in a week. If each box of birdseed contains 225 grams, for how many weeks can she feed her birds without going back to the store?
[Answer]In a week, her birds eat a total of 100 grams + 50 grams = 150 grams of seed each week. Leah has a total of 3 + 5 = 8 boxes of birdseed. The boxes of birdseed contain a total of 8 * 225 grams = 1800 grams. This is enough birdseed to feed her pets for 1800 / 150 = 12 weeks. The answer is 12.
Q: Laura needs to buy window treatments for 3 windows in her house. She will need to buy a set of sheers and a set of drapes for each window. The sheers cost $40.00 a pair and the drapes cost $60.00 a pair. How much will the window treatments cost?
A: She needs a set of sheers that cost $40.00 and a set of drapes that cost $60.00 per window so that will cost her 40 + 60 = $100.00. She had 3 windows she needs window treatments for they cost her $100.00 each so 3 * 100 = $300.00. The answer is 300.
Question: James buys 10 boxes of Capri-sun. Each box has 6 pouches in it. If he paid $12 how many cents does each pouch cost?
Answer: He bought 10 * 6 = 60 pouches. It cost 12 * 100 = 1200 cents. So each pouch cost 1200 / 60 = 20 cents. The answer is 20.
[Question]Toby is dining out with his friend. They each order a cheeseburger for $3.65. He gets a milkshake for $2 and his friend gets a coke for $1. They split a large fries that cost $4. His friend also gets three cookies that cost $.5 each. The tax is $.2. They agree to split the bill. If Toby arrived with $15, how much change is he bringing home?
[Answer]The cookies cost 3 x .5 = 1.5. The hamburgers cost $7.3 because 2 x 3.65 = 7.3. The total cost is $16 because 7.3 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1.5 + .2 = 16. The cost is $8 per person because 16 / 2 = 8. Toby has $7 in change because 15 - 8 = 7. The answer is 7.
[Question]Billy is reducing raspberry juice down to make syrup. He reduces 6 quarts of juice to 1/12 of its original volume, then adds 1 cup of sugar. What is the final volume of the syrup in cups? (There are 4 cups in a quart)
[Answer]
First find the total number of cups of juice: 6 quarts * 4 cups / quart = 24 cups. Then find the reduced volume of the juice: 24 cups * 1 / 12 = 2 cups. Then add the volume of the sugar to find the total volume of the syrup: 2 cups + 1 cups = 3 cups. The answer is 3.