Q: A forester is planting trees. The forest already has 30 native trees. On Monday he triples the number of total trees in the forest by planting new trees. On Tuesday, he plants a third of the amount he planted on Monday. How many trees has the forester planted in total?
A: Let M be the number of trees he plants on Monday. On Monday the forest was three times larger from the trees that were originally there and the M trees: 3 * 30 = 30 + M trees. So, 90 = 30 + M. And, M = 60 trees. On Tuesday, he planted 60 trees / 3 = 20 trees. In total, he has planted 60 trees + 20 trees = 80 trees. The answer is 80.
Question: Adam owns a wood carving shop, if a block of basswood can create 3 figurines and a block of butternut wood can create 4 figurines, and a block of Aspen wood can make twice the amount of figurines compared to basswood, how many figurines can he make if he owns 15 blocks of basswood, 20 blocks of butternut wood, and 20 blocks of Aspen wood?
Answer: Adam can make 15 x 3 = 45 figurines out of the blocks of basswood. He can also make 3 x 2 = 6 figurines out of a block of Aspen wood. So, he can make 20 x 6 = 120 figurines out of all the blocks of Aspen wood. He can also make 20 x 4 = 80 figurines out of all the blocks of butternut wood. Therefore, Adam can make a total of 120 + 80 + 45 = 245 figurines using all the blocks of wood. The answer is 245.
[Question]If Janet reads 80 pages a day and Belinda reads 30 pages a day, how many more pages does Janet read in 6 weeks?
[Answer]First find the total number of days in 6 weeks: 6 weeks * 7 days / week = 42 days. Then find the total difference in the number of pages Janet and Belinda read each day: 80 pages / day - 30 pages / day = 50 pages / day. Then multiply the daily difference by the number of days to find the total difference in the number of pages they read: 50 pages / day * 42 days = 2100 pages. The answer is 2100.
Q: In 5 years, Frank will be three times as old as Ty is now. Ty is currently 4 years more than two times as old as Carla is now. Carla is currently 2 years older than Karen is now. If Karen is currently 2 years old, how old will Frank be in 5 years?
A: Carla is currently 2 + 2 = 4 years old. Ty is currently (2 * 4) + 4 = 12 years old. In 5 years, Frank will be 12 * 3 = 36 years old. The answer is 36.
Question: The white rabbit can hop 15 meters in one minute. The brown rabbit hops 12 meters per minute. What is the total distance the two rabbits will hop in 5 minutes?
Answer: White rabbit + brown rabbit = 15 + 12 = 27. 5 minutes * 27 = 135 meters. The two rabbits will hop 135 meters in 5 minutes. The answer is 135.
Q: Milly and Floretta are having a water balloon fight in their garden. They use 3 packs of their own water balloons and also use 2 packs of a neighbor’s water balloons. Each pack of water balloons contains 6 balloons. Milly and Floretta fill all of the balloons then split them evenly, but Milly takes an extra 7 balloons when Floretta isn't looking. How many water balloons is Floretta left with?
A:
Milly and Floretta have a total of 3 packs of their own water balloons + 2 packs of the neighbor’s water balloons = 5 packs of water balloons. So there is a total of 5 packs of water balloons * 6 balloons per pack of water balloons = 30 water balloons available. As they split them evenly, they each have 30 water balloons / 2 = 15 water balloons. After Milly steals some balloons, Floretta is left with 15 – 7 = 8 water balloons. The answer is 8.