Question: Addilynn went to the grocery store and bought six dozen eggs for use in her house. After two weeks, she used half of the eggs, then accidentally broke 15 of the remaining eggs while moving them to clean the shelves. How many eggs are left on the shelf?
Answer: Since a dozen has 12 eggs, the total number of eggs that Addilynn bought is 6 dozen * 12 eggs / dozen = 72 eggs. If she used half of the eggs, the number of eggs left is 72 eggs / 2 = 36 eggs. While moving the eggs to clean the shelves, she broke 15 eggs, leaving 36 eggs - 15 eggs = 21 eggs. The answer is 21.
[Question]James can buy a new computer for $600 and have it last 6 years, or buy 2 used computers for $200 each that each last 3 years. How much money will he save by picking the cheaper option?
[Answer]First find the cost of the two used computers: $200 / computer * 2 computers = $400. Then subtract that cost from the cost of the new computer to find the savings: $600 - $400 = $200. The answer is 200.
Q: Ben bought a lawnmower for his garden. He paid $100 for it. After six months, the value of the mower dropped by about 25%. Over the next year, the value of the mower dropped another 20% in value. How much is Ben's lawnmower worth after this time?
A: The first value drop of the lawnmower was 25 / 100 * 100 = $25. So the lawnmower was worth 100 - 25 = $75. Over the next year, the value dropped another 20%, which is 20 / 100 * 75 = $15. So after all this time, Ben's lawnmower is worth 75 - 15 = $60. The answer is 60.
Question: Nina has two pairs of shoes. She bought one of them for $22, and the second one was 50% more expensive. How much did Nina pay for both pairs of shoes?
Answer: The second pair of shoes was 50 / 100 * 22 = $11 more expensive. That means that the second pair's price was 22 + 11 = $33. So for both pairs of shoes, Nina paid 33 + 22 = $55. The answer is 55.
[Question]Lexie and Tom went apple picking. Lexie picked 12 apples and Tom picked twice as many apples. How many apples did they collect altogether?
[Answer]Tom picked 12 x 2 = 24 apples. Altogether, they picked 12 + 24 = 36 apples. The answer is 36.
[Question]Harry needs to buy 5 spellbooks that each cost 5 gold, three potion kits that each cost 20 silver, and one owl that costs 28 gold. There are 9 silver to a gold. How much will Harry pay total, in silvers?
[Answer]
First find the total cost of the spellbooks by multiplying the price per book by the number of books: 5 books * 5 gold / book = 25 gold. Then add that amount to the cost of the owl: 25 gold + 28 gold = 53 gold. Now multiply that number by the conversion rate between gold and silver: 53 gold * 9 silver / gold = 477 silver. Now find the total cost of the potion kits by multiplying the price per kit by the number of kit: 3 kits * 20 silver / kit = 60 silver. Now add that amount to the cost of the books and owl to find Harry's total spending: 60 silver + 477 silver = 537 silver. The answer is 537.