Q: Boris has 100 pieces of Halloween candy. His daughter eats 8 pieces of candy. He separates the remaining pieces of candy into equal portions into 4 different bowls. Then he takes away 3 pieces of candy from each bowl to keep for himself. How many pieces of candy are in one bowl?
A: After his daughter eats some candy, Boris has 100 - 8 = 92 pieces of candy. In one bowl, there are 92 / 4 = 23 pieces of candy. After Boris takes some candy for himself, there are 23 - 3 = 20 pieces of candy in one bowl. The answer is 20.
Question: Aitana and Jayda went to Silverlake Flea market to buy some handmade crafts. Aitana spent 2/5 times more money than Jayda at the market. If Jayda spent $400, calculate the total amount of money they spent together.
Answer: If Jayda spent $400 at the market, Aitana spent 2 / 5 * 400 = $160 more on handmade crafts. Since Aitana spent $160 more than Jayda at the market, she spent $400 + $160 = $560. The total amount of money they spent together is $400 + $560 = $960. The answer is 960.
[Question]Adrianna has 10 pieces of gum to share with her friends. There wasn't enough gum for all her friends, so she went to the store to get 3 more pieces of gum. She gave out gum to 11 friends. How many pieces of gum does Adrianna have now?
[Answer]After buying 3 pieces of gum Ariana has 10 + 3 = 13 pieces of gum. After giving her 11 friends gum Ariana has 13 - 11 = 2 pieces of gum left. The answer is 2.
Q: The difference in age between Declan's elder son and younger son is 10 years. If the elder son is 40 years old now, how old will the younger son be 30 years from now?
A: If the elder son is 40 years old now, the younger son is 40 - 10 = 30 years old. In 30 years from now, the younger son will be 30 + 30 = 60 years old. The answer is 60.
Question: If 60% of the students at school are girls and the number of boys is 300, how many girls are at the school?
Answer: Boys make up 100% - 60% = 40% of the total number of students. The total number of students at the school is 300 / (40 / 100) = 750 students. Since 60% of the students are female, there are (60 / 100) * 750 = 450 female students. The answer is 450.
Q: Cody was reading through his favorite book series. The series was 54 books in total. If Cody read 6 books the first week, and 3 books the second week and then 9 books every week after that. How many weeks did it take Cody to read his series?
A:
Cody needs to read 54 books - 6 books - 3 books = 45 books. Cody read 9 books each week after = 45 books / 9 books per week = 5 weeks. Cody read for 1 week + 1 week + 5 weeks = 7 weeks total. The answer is 7.