Question: Merill has twice as many marbles as Elliot and the two of them together have five fewer marbles than Selma. If Selma has fifty marbles, how many marbles does Merill have?
Answer: If Selma has fifty marbles, then Merill and Elliot together have 50 - 5 = 45 marbles. We'll assume the number of marbles that Elliot has is x. If Merill has twice as many marbles as Elliot, then the total number of marbles that Merill and Elliot have together is 2x + x = 45 marbles. This translates to 3x = 45. The number of marbles that Elliot has is x = 45 / 3. This means Elliot has x = 15 marbles. Since Merill has twice as many marbles as Elliot, Merill has 2 * 15 = 30 marbles. The answer is 30.
[Question]Santino has 2 papaya trees and 3 mango trees. If each papaya tree produces 10 papayas and each mango tree produces 20 mangos, how many fruits does Santino have in total?
[Answer]Santino has 2 * 10 = 20 papaya fruits. Santino has 3 * 20 = 60 mango fruits. In total, Santino has 20 + 60 = 80 fruits. The answer is 80.
Q: The centerpieces at Glenda’s wedding reception include a fishbowl containing 2 fish, except for one table that has 3 fish. There are 32 tables. How many fish are there?
A: There are 32 tables with 2 fish in a bowl on each, so 32 tables x 2 fish = 64 fish. One table has an additional fish, so 64 fish + 1xtra fish = 65 fish. The answer is 65.
Question: Stella wanted to buy a new dress for the upcoming dance. At the store she found out that the dress she wanted was $50. The store was offering 30% off of everything in the store. What was the final cost of the dress?
Answer: The dress was $50 and 30% off so 50 * .30 = $15 discount price. The dress cost $50 minus $15 (30% off discount) so 50 - 15 = $35. The answer is 35.
[Question]Mrs. Snyder used to spend 40% of her monthly income on rent and utilities. Her salary was recently increased by $600 so now her rent and utilities only amount to 25% of her monthly income. How much was her previous monthly income?
[Answer]Let her previous monthly income be p. The cost of her rent and utilities was 40% of p which is (40 / 100) * p = 2p / 5. Her income was increased by $600 so it is now p + $600. The cost of her rent and utilities now amount to 25% of (p + $600) which is (25 / 100) * (p + $600) = (p + $600) / 4. Equating both expressions for cost of rent and utilities: 2p / 5 = (p + $600) / 4. Multiplying both sides of the equation by 20 gives 8p = 5p + $3000. Subtracting 5p from both sides gives: 3p = $3000. Dividing both sides by 3 gives p = $1000. The answer is 1000.
[Question]Travis is hired to take 638 bowls from the factory to the home goods store. The home goods store will pay the moving company a $100 fee, plus $3 for every bowl that is delivered safely. Travis must pay the home goods store $4 each for any bowls that are lost or broken. If 12 bowls are lost, 15 bowls are broken, and the rest are delivered safely, how much should Travis be paid?
[Answer]
Travis has lost or broken 12 + 15 = 27 bowls. Travis will need to pay the store 27 x $4 = $108 dollars. Travis has safely taken 638 - 27 = 611 bowls. For this, he will be paid 611 x $3 = $1833 dollars. In total Travis will be paid $1833 + $100 = $1933 dollars. Since Travis has to pay the home goods 108 for the broken and lost bowls, he will end up with $1933 - $108 = $1825. The answer is 1825.