[Question]In a restaurant, the chef prepared 17 meals to sell for lunch. During lunch, he sold 12 meals. After lunch, the chef prepared another 5 meals for dinner. How many meals does the chef have for dinner, assuming he can use the remaining lunch meals as well?
[Answer]The chef had 17 - 12 = 5 meals left after lunch. So, the chef has 5 + 5 = 10 meals for dinner. The answer is 10.
Q: John's piggy bank contains quarters, dimes, and nickels. He has three more dimes than quarters and 6 fewer nickels than quarters. If he has 63 coins, how many quarters does John have?
A: Let x represent the number of quarters John has. Nickels: x - 6. Dimes: x + 3. Total:x + x - 6 + x + 3 = 63. 3x - 3 = 63. 3x = 66. x = 22 quarters. The answer is 22.
Question: Melly's two cats each have litters of kittens at the same time. The first cat has 3 blue-eyed kittens and 7 brown-eyed kittens. The second cat has 4 blue-eyed kittens and 6 brown-eyed kittens. What percentage of all the kittens have blue eyes?
Answer: First find the total number of blue - eyed kittens: 3 kittens + 4 kittens = 7 kittens. Then find the total number of brown - eyed kittens: 7 kittens + 6 kittens = 13 kittens. Then add the number of each type of kitten to find the total number of kittens: 7 kittens + 13 kittens = 20 kittens. Then divide the number of blue - eyed kittens by the total number of kittens and multiply by 100% to express the answer as a percentage: 7 kittens / 20 kittens * 100% = 35%. The answer is 35.
[Question]Cathy and Chris got summer jobs at the cake shop and were supposed to work 20 hours per week each for 2 months. During that time, Chris got sick for one week and Cathy took her shifts. If there are four weeks in a month, how many hours did Cathy work during the 2 months?
[Answer]There are 4 weeks in a month so Cathy and Chris were supposed to work for 4 weeks / month x 2 months = 8 weeks each. Since Chris got sick then Chris was only able to work for 8 weeks - 1 week = 7 weeks while Cathy worked for 8 weeks + 1 week = 9 weeks. Therefore, Cathy worked for 9 weeks x 20 hours / week = 180 hours. The answer is 180.
Q: In Fred the Farmer's barn, there were 100 horses, 29 sheep, and 9 chickens. Brian bought half of the animals and sold them at the market. Jeremy then gifted Fred an additional 37 goats. If exactly half of the animals in the barn are male animals, how many male animals are there in the barn?
A: Fred's barn started with 100 + 29 + 9 = 138 animals. Brian bought half of these, so there were 138 / 2 = 69 remaining. After Jeremy gifted Fred 37 goats, there were 69 + 37 = 106 animals in the barn. So, 106 / 2 = 53 of these animals are male. The answer is 53.
Question: There are 14 more kittens than two times the number of puppies at the animal shelter. If there are 32 puppies at the shelter, how many kittens are there?
Answer:
Two times the number of puppies is 32 * 2 = 64 kittens. There are 64 + 14 = 78 kittens. The answer is 78.