[Question]Four small panda bears and five bigger panda bears eat 25 pounds and 40 pounds of fresh bamboo sprouts every day, respectively. How many pounds of bamboo do the 9 pandas eat in a week?
[Answer]The small panda bears eat a total of 4 x 25 = 100 pounds of bamboo every day. The bigger panda bears eat a total of 5 x 40 = 200 pounds of bamboo every day. So, the 9 pandas eat a total of 100 + 200 = 300 pounds of bamboo every day. Therefore, they eat a total of 300 x 7 = 2100 pounds in a week. The answer is 2100.
Q: Madeline has $48 and her brother has half as much. How much do they have together?
A: Madeline's brother has $48 / 2 = $24. Together, they have $48 + $24 = $72. The answer is 72.
Question: John decides to buy utensils. They come in 30 packs with an equal number of knives, forks, and spoons. How many packs does he need to buy if he wants 50 spoons?
Answer: Each pack contains 30 / 3 = 10 spoons. So he needs to buy 50 / 10 = 5 packs. The answer is 5.
[Question]Mario's salary increased by 40% to $4000 this year. Bob's salary from last year was equal to three times Mario's salary this year. If Bob's current salary is 20% more than his salary last year, what is his current salary?
[Answer]Last year, Bob's salary was equal to three times Mario's salary this year, meaning Bob was earning 3 * $4000 = $12000. If Bob's salary increased by 20% this year, he is earning 20 / 100 * $12000 = $2400 more. Bob's total salary this year is $12000 + $2400 = $14400. The answer is 14400.
Q: At the aquarium, there are twice as many sharks as stingrays. If there are 28 stingrays, how many fish are there?
A: If sharks are twice the number of stingrays, then the number of sharks at the aquarium is 2 sharks / stingray * 28 stingrays = 56 sharks. The number of fish in the tank is 56 sharks + 28 stingrays = 84 fish. The answer is 84.
Question: Tony decided he wanted to be an astronaut. He went to college for 4 years to get a degree in science. He then went on to get 2 more degrees in other fields for the same period of time. He also got a graduate degree in physics, which took another 2 years. How many years in total did Tony go to school to be an astronaut?
Answer:
Tony got 3 degrees which each took 4 years, for 3 * 4 = 12 years spent. He then got his graduate degree, which was another 2 years added to the previous total, for 12 + 2 = 14 years in total. The answer is 14.