Question: A wild tiger escapes the zoo. He escapes at 1 AM and zookeepers do not notice he is missing until 4 AM. He runs at a speed of 25 mph. It takes 2 more hours to find him but after 4 hours of running, the tiger slows his speed to 10 mph. He then gets chased for half an hour going 50 mph. How far away from the zoo was he caught?
Answer: He was running for 4 - 1 = 3 hours. So in that time he runs 3 * 25 = 75 miles. Since he slowed down after 4 hours, the time he spent running at 25mph was an additional 4 - 3 = 1 hours. So in the first hour they were finding him, he ran 1 * 25 = 25 miles. In the second hour they were finding him, he ran 1 * 10 = 10 miles. Finally, during the chase, he ran 50 * .5 = 25 miles. So he is 75 + 25 + 10 + 25 = 135 miles away. The answer is 135.
[Question]Brittany has 3 gerbils: Puffy, Muffy, and Scruffy. Puffy weighs 5 ounces more than Muffy. Muffy weighs 3 ounces less than Scruffy. If Scruffy weighs 12 ounces, how much would the scale indicate, in ounces, if Brittany put Puffy and Muffy on the scale?
[Answer]Muffy weighs 12 - 3 = 9 ounces. Puffy weighs 5 + 9 = 14 ounces. If Brittany weighs both Puffy and Muffy, the scale would read 9 + 14 = 23 ounces. The answer is 23.
Q: CJ, KJ, and AJ collect stamps. CJ has 5 more than twice the number of stamps that KJ has, and KJ has half as many as AJ. If the three boys have 930 stamps all together, how many stamps does AJ have?
A: Let x represent the number of stamps for AJ. KJ:x / 2 stamps. CJ:5 + 2(x / 2) = 5 + x. Total:x + (x / 2) + 5 + x = 930. (5 / 2)x + 5 = 930. (5 / 2)x = 925. x = 925(2 / 5) = 370 stamps. The answer is 370.
Question: On each of 7 Mondays, it rained 1.5 centimeters. On each of 9 Tuesdays it rained 2.5 centimeters. How many more centimeters did it rain on Tuesdays than Mondays?
Answer: Mondays: 7 * 1.5 = 10.5. Tuesdays: 9 * 2.5 = 22.5. 22.5 - 10.5 = 12 cm. It rained 12 centimeters more on Tuesdays than on Mondays. The answer is 12.
[Question]A tank contains 6000 liters of water, 2000 liters evaporated, and then 3500 liters were drained by Bob. How many liters are in the tank if it now rains for 30 minutes and every 10 minutes 350 liters of rain are added to the tank?
[Answer]After the first evaporation, the water tank has 6000 liters - 2000 liters = 4000 liters. After the second extraction, the water tank has 4000 liters - 3500 liters = 500 liters. The tank is refilled with rain 30 minutes / 10 minutes = 3 times. The amount of water refilled with rain is 3 times * 350 liters per time = 1050 liters. With the additional rainwater, the water tank has 500 liters + 1050 liters = 1550 liters. The answer is 1550.
[Question]If 24 out of every 60 individuals like football and out of those that like it, 50% play it, how many people would you expect play football out of a group of 250?
[Answer]
If 50% of individuals that like football play it, and there are 24 out of 60 individuals that like it, then 24 * 50% = 12 out of 60 individuals play it. If 12 individuals play it out of 60 individuals then that means only 12 / 60 = 1 / 5 or 20% play it. If 20% of individuals play football out of a group of 250 people, one would expect 250 * 20% = 50 individuals to play it. The answer is 50.