[Question]Daryl is loading crates at a warehouse and wants to make sure that they are not overloaded. Each crate can weigh up to 20kg and he has 15 crates he can fill. He has 4 bags of nails to load, each of which weighs 5kg; he has 12 bags of hammers, each of which weighs 5 kg; he also has 10 bags of wooden planks, each of which weighs 30kg and can be sub-divided. He realizes that he has too much to load and will have to leave some items out of the crates to meet the weight limit. In kg, how much is Daryl going to have to leave out of the crates?
[Answer]Daryl can load up to 15 crates * 20kg per crate = 300kg. The nails weigh a total of 4 bags of nails * 5kg per bag of nails = 20kg. The hammers weigh a total of 12 bags of hammers * 5kg per bag of hammers = 60kg. The wooden planks weigh a total of 10 bags of wooden planks * 30kg per bag of wooden planks = 300kg. So in total, Daryl’s items weigh a total of 20kg nails + 60kg hammers + 300kg wooden planks = 380kg. He will therefore need to leave out 380kg in items – 300kg weight limit = 80kg. The answer is 80.
Q: A pad of paper comes with 60 sheets. Evelyn uses a pad of paper writing notes at work every week. She takes Monday and Friday off from work. How many sheets of paper does she use per day at work?
A: Evelyn takes two days a week off from work, so she is at work 7 - 2 = 5 days a week. Thus, she uses 60 / 5 = 12 sheets of paper per day at work. The answer is 12.
Question: A store offers a $2 discount for every $10 purchase on any item in the store. Kataleya went to the store and bought 400 peaches sold at forty cents each. Calculate the total amount of money she paid at the store for the fruits.
Answer: The total cost for the peaches was 400 * $0.40 = $160. The total count of 10 dollar purchases Kataleya received a discount on was $160 / $10 = 16. If each purchase had a $2 discount, the total discount she received is 16 * $2 = $32. She purchased the peaches at $160 - $32 = $128. The answer is 128.
[Question]Venus is at the deli to get subs for a party. She needs 81 inches of sub. The shop sells 5 and 8 inch subs. If she buys two 8 inch subs, how many 5 inch subs does she need to buy?
[Answer]The two 8 inch subs total 16 inches because 2 x 8 = 16. She still needs 65 inches of sub because 81 - 16 = 65. She needs to buy 13 five inch subs because 65 / 5 = 13. The answer is 13.
Q: Kennedy’s car can drive 19 miles per gallon of gas. She was able to drive 15 miles to school, 6 miles to the softball park, 2 miles to a burger restaurant, 4 miles to her friend’s house, and 11 miles home before she ran out of gas. How many gallons of gas did she start with?
A: Kennedy drove 15 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 11 = 38 miles. She gets 19 miles per gallon of gas, so she started with 38 / 19 = 2 gallons of gas. The answer is 2.
Question: A printing press is printing brochures. The press prints 20 single-page spreads, and twice as many double-page spreads. For each 4 pages printed for the spreads, the press prints a block of 4 ads, each of which take up a quarter of a page. The brochures can be arranged in any order as long as they are made up of 5 pages each. How many brochures is the printing press creating?
Answer:
There are a total of 20 single - page spreads * 2 = 40 double - page spreads. As these are made up of 2 pages each, there are 40 double - page spreads * 2 pages = 80 pages in the double - page spreads. In total, there are 20 single - pages + 80 double - pages = 100 pages in the spreads. A block of ads is printed every 4 pages, so there will be 100 pages / 4 pages / block = 25 blocks of ads. This is a total of 25 blocks * 4 ads = 100 ads. As each ad takes up a quarter of a page, this must create an additional 100 ads * 0.25 = 25 pages. Therefore, the press has printed 100 pages from the spreads + 25 pages of ads = 125 pages. Since brochures are made up of 5 pages each, this creates a total of 125 pages / 5 = 25 brochures. The answer is 25.