Q: At Sarah's job 60% of the employees are women and the rest are men. Of the men, 75% have a college degree and 8 do not. How many women work at Sarah's company?
A: 25% of men at the job don't have a college degree because 100 - 75 = 25. There are 32 men at the company because 8 / .25 = 32. 40% of the employees are men because 100 - 60 = 40. The company has 80 workers because 32 / .4 = 80. There are 48 women at the company because 80 - 32 = 48. The answer is 48.
Question: For the gala luncheon planning committee, Margaret wants to serve chicken salad sandwiches using mini croissants. She wants there to be enough food that each person on the committee can have 2 sandwiches each. Her bakery offers 12 minis croissants for $8.00. There are 24 people on the committee. How much will she spend on croissants?
Answer: There are 24 people on the committee and she wants 2 sandwiches per person so that's 24 * 2 = 48 sandwiches. She can buy the croissants by the dozen and she needs 48 croissants so she needs 48 / 12 = 4 dozen croissants. A dozen croissants cost $8.00 and she needs 4 dozens so that will costs 8 * 4 = $32.00. The answer is 32.
[Question]If Patty's dress was $10 more than Ida's dress, and Ida's dress was $30 more than Jean's dress, and Jean's dress was $10 less than Pauline's dress, and lastly Pauline's dress was $30, how much did all the ladies spend on dressed put together?
[Answer]Jean's dress was $10 less than Pauline's $30 dress, meaning it was 30 - 10 = 20 dollars. Ida's dress was $30 more than Jean's $20 dress, meaning it was 30 + 20 = 50 dollars. Patty's dress was $10 more than Ida's $50 dress, meaning it was 50 + 10 = 60 dollars. Therefore, all four women together spent 60 + 50 + 20 + 30 = 160 dollars. The answer is 160.
Q: In Fifi's closet, she hangs all of her clothes on colored plastic hangers. She has clothes hanging on 7 pink hangers, 4 green hangers, one less blue hanger than there are green hangers, and one less yellow hanger than there are blue hangers. What is the total number of colored hangers in Fifi's closet?
A: With 4 green hangers, 1 less blue hanger than there are green hangers is 4 - 1 = 3 blue hangers. With 3 blue hangers, 1 less yellow hanger less than there are blue hangers is 3 - 1 = 2 yellow hangers. With 7 pink hangers, the total number of colored hangers in Fifi's closet is 7 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 16 hangers. The answer is 16.
Question: Jerry had 63 pieces of candy. He divided them up equally into 9 bags. 2 of the bags had chocolate hearts. 3 of the bags were chocolate kisses. The rest of the bags were not chocolate. How many pieces of candy were not chocolate?
Answer: Jerry had 63 pieces of candy / 9 bags = 7 pieces of candy per bag. There were chocolate hearts in 2 bags * 7 = 14 chocolate hearts. There were chocolate kisses in 3 bags * 7 = 21 chocolate kisses. There was a total of 21 + 14 chocolate candy = 35 chocolate. Jerry started with 63 pieces - 35 chocolate = 28 pieces of non - chocolate candy. The answer is 28.
Q: Every week, Lucas makes 4 pieces of chocolate candy for each of his students on Monday. He made 40 pieces of chocolate candy last Monday. This upcoming Monday, 3 of Lucas' students will not be coming to class. How many pieces of chocolate candy will Lucas make for his class on Monday?
A:
Since Lucas makes 4 pieces of chocolate per student, he has 40 / 4 = 10 students. This upcoming Monday, there will be 10 - 3 = 7 students. Lucas will make 4 * 7 = 28 pieces of chocolate candy. The answer is 28.