Q: Adam bought 3 kilograms of nuts and 2.5 kilograms of dried fruits at a store. One kilogram of nuts costs $12 and one kilogram of dried fruit costs $8. How much did his purchases cost?
A: For the nuts Adam paid 3 * $12 = $36. And for dried fruits Adam paid 2.5 * $8 = $20. So in total for his purchases Adam paid $36 + $20 = $56. The answer is 56.
Question: Javier spends 30 minutes outlining his speech, 28 more minutes writing than outlining, and half as much time practicing as writing. How much time does he spend on his speech in total?
Answer: First find the total time Javier spends writing: 30 minutes + 28 minutes = 58 minutes. Then divide that amount of time by 2 to find how much time he spends practicing: 58 minutes / 2 = 29 minutes. Then add the time he spends outlining, writing and practicing to find his total time spent: 29 minutes + 58 minutes + 30 minutes = 117 minutes. The answer is 117.
[Question]Verna weighs 17 pounds more than Haley, and Verna weighs half as much as Sherry. If Haley weighs 103 pounds, how many pounds do Verna and Sherry weigh together?
[Answer]Verna weighs 103 + 17 = 120 pounds. Sherry weighs 120 * 2 = 240 pounds. Verna and Sherry weigh 120 + 240 = 360 pounds together. The answer is 360.
Q: Mr. Sergio is a fruit grower producing apples, mangoes and oranges. In a particular season, the total produce of apples was twice the total produce of mangoes, and the total produce of oranges was 200 kg more than that of mangoes. If his farm produced 400 kg of mangoes and he sold the fruits at $50 per kg, calculate the total amount of money he got in that season.
A: If the total production of mangoes was 400, then orange production was 400 + 200 = 600 kg of oranges. Since apple production was twice the total production of mangoes, Mr. Sergio had 2 * 400 = 800 kg of apples. The total quantity of fruits produced at Mr. Sergio's farm is 800 kg of apples + 600 kg of oranges + 400 kg of mangoes = 1800 kg of fruits. If Mr. Sergio sold the fruits at $50 per kg, his total income from the sales is 1800 * $50 = $90000. The answer is 90000.
Question: Reginald is selling apples. He sells each apple for $1.25. He plans to use his profits to help repair his bike. His bike cost $80 and the repairs cost 25% of what his bike cost. After the repairs are paid for, 1/5 of the money he'd earned remains. How many apples did he sell?
Answer: The bike repairs cost $20 because 80 x .25 = 20. Call the amount he earns e. We know that e - 20 = 1 / 5e. Therefore 5e - 100 = e. Therefore, 4e = 100. Therefore, e = 25. Therefore, he sold 20 apples because 25 / 1.25 = 20. The answer is 20.
Q: Thomas is making hummus. One of the ingredients in a hummus recipe is chickpeas. For one serving of hummus, the recipe calls for 1 cup of chickpeas. In a can of chickpeas, there are 16 ounces of chickpeas. In one cup of chickpeas, there are 6 ounces. To make 20 servings, how many cans of chickpeas should Thomas buy?
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For 20 servings, Thomas needs 20 * 1 = 20 cups of chickpeas. To have 20 cups, Thomas needs 20 * 6 = 120 ounces. 120 ounces / 16 ounces = 7.5 cans of chickpeas. Since Thomas cannot buy half a can, he needs to buy 8 cans. The answer is 8.