Question: Bill started reading a book on the first day of April. He read 8 pages every day and by the 12th of April, he had covered two-thirds of the book. How many pages does the book have?
Answer: He read 8 pages every day for 12 days for a total of 8 * 12 = 96 pages. 96 pages is the same as two - thirds of the total number of pages which means: number of pages * (2 / 3) = 96. Therefore the total number of pages is 96 * (3 / 2) = 144 pages. The answer is 144.
[Question]A vendor at the market is selling sunglasses for $30 each. He has to spend a certain amount to buy these sunglasses. He sells 10 pairs in a day. He then takes half his profits and uses it to buy a new sign, which costs $20. How much does each pair of sunglasses cost him to buy?
[Answer]His profits were $40 because 20 / .5 = 40. He made $300 selling sunglasses because 10 x 30 = 300. His costs for the sunglasses were $260 because 300 - 40 = 260. The sunglasses cost him $26 each because 260 / 10 = 26. The answer is 26.
Q: Summer and Jolly both went to the same middle school. However, when they finished college, Summer had five more degrees than Jolly. If Summer has a total of 150 degrees, what's the combined number of degrees they both have?
A: Jolly has 150 - 5 = 145 degrees. Since Summer has 150 degrees, the combined total for both is 150 + 145 = 295. The answer is 295.
Question: Facebook decided to award a productivity bonus to all its female employees who are mothers. This productivity bonus will total 25% of Facebook's annual earnings, which was $5,000,000 for the year 2020. It is known that Facebook employs 3300 employees; one-third are men, and of the women, 1200 are not mothers. How much was the bonus that each female mother employee received, assuming each one received an equal amount?
Answer: 25% of Facebook's annual earnings is 25 / 100 * $5,000,000 = $1,250,000. The number of male employees is 3300 * 1 / 3 = 1100. So, the number of female employees is 3300 - 1100 = 2200. The number of female employees who are not moms is 2200 - 1200 = 1000. So the amount to be distributed to each mother would be $1,250,000 / 1000 = $1250. The answer is 1250.
[Question]On the planet Orbius-5, there are 250 days per year, and each year is equally divided into 5 seasons. If an astronaut from earth lands on planet Orbius-5 and stays there for 3 seasons before returning to earth, what is the number of days the astronaut will spend on Orbius-5?
[Answer]If 1 year is 250 days, and each year is divided into 5 equal - length seasons, then each season is 250 / 5 = 50 days long. If an astronaut stays on the planet for three seasons, then they remain there for 3 * 50 = 150 days. The answer is 150.
[Question]To get to work, Ryan bikes one day a week takes the bus three times a week and gets a ride from a friend once a week. It takes him thirty minutes to bike to work. The bus takes ten minutes longer since it stops at every bus stop for other passengers. His friend driving him is the fastest and cuts two-thirds off his biking time. How many minutes does he spend every week commuting to work?
[Answer]
The bus to Ryan’s work takes 10 minutes longer than his bike ride, so it takes 10 + 30 = 40 minutes. Ryan takes the bus 3 times a week, so the bus rides take 40 * 3 = 120 minutes a week. His friend cuts two - thirds off his biking time, which is 2 / 3 * 30 = 20 minutes a week. This means his friend takes 30 - 20 = 10 minutes to drive him. Therefore, Ryan spends 120 + 10 + 30 = 160 minutes every week commuting to work. The answer is 160.