[Question]Francine drives 140km to work each day. If she does not go to work 3 days every week, find the total distance she drives to work for 4 weeks in kilometers.
[Answer]There are 7 days in a week, so if he doesn't go to work for 3 days, he goes 7 - 3 = 4 days every week. He travels 140km each day for a weekly total of 140 * 4 = 560km. In 4 weeks he will travel a total of 4 * 560 = 2240km. The answer is 2240.
Q: Jackson wants to start saving for the vacation that he’s taking next August, 15 months away. He wants to save $3,000.00. If he gets paid 2 times a month how much money does he need to set aside, per paycheck, to have enough money saved for his vacation?
A: He has 15 months to save $3,000.00 so that’s 3000 / 15 = $200.00 a month. He gets paid twice a month so he needs to save 200 / 2 = $100.00 from each paycheck. The answer is 100.
Question: Rita bought 5 short dresses, 3 pairs of pants and 4 jackets from a store that sells second-hand clothes. The dresses cost $20 each, the pants cost $12, the jackets cost $30 each, and she spent an additional $5 on transportation. If she had $400 initially, how much does she have now?
Answer: She bought 5 dresses at $20 each for a total of 5 * $20 = $100. She bought 3 pairs of pants at $12 each for a total of 3 * $12 = $36. She bought 4 jackets at $30 each for a total of 4 * $30 = $120. She spent an additional $5 on transportation for a sum total of $5 + $100 + $36 + $120 = $261. She initially had $400 so she now has $400 - $261 = $139. The answer is 139.
[Question]On his farm, Mr. Valentino has 200 chickens, twice as many ducks as chickens and three times as many turkeys as ducks. How many birds does Mr. Valentino have on the farm in total?
[Answer]Mr. Valentino has twice as many ducks as chicken on his farm, which means there are 2 * 200 = 400 ducks on the farm. The number of turkeys is three times as many as the number of ducks on Mr. Valentino's farm, a total of 3 * 400 = 1200 turkeys. In total, Mr. Valentino has 1200 + 400 = 1600 ducks and turkeys on his farm. If you add the number of chickens on the farm, the number of birds on the farm becomes 1600 + 200 = 1800 birds. The answer is 1800.
Q: Darnell pays $12 for unlimited texting and calling on his phone each month. An alternative phone plan would charge $1 per 30 texts and $3 per 20 minutes of calls per month. Darnell sends 60 texts and spends 60 minutes on the phone each month. How many dollars less would he pay on the alternative plan?
A: Darnell would pay 60 / 30 = 2 times the $1 texting charge per month. He would pay 60 / 20 = 3 times the $3 call charge per month. He would pay 2 * 1 + 3 * 3 = 2 + 9 = $11 per month on the alternative plan. Thus, Darnell would pay 12 - 11 = $1 less on the alternative plan. The answer is 1.
Question: Marcus spends 20 minutes giving his dog a bath and half as long blow-drying her. Then he takes her for a walk along a 3-mile trail. If Marcus walks at 6 miles per hour, how much time does he spend with his dog total?
Answer:
First find the total amount of time Marcus spends blow - drying his dog: 20 minutes / 2 = 10 minutes. Then find the time Marcus spends walking: 3 miles / 6 miles / hour = .5 hours. Then convert that time to minutes: .5 hours * 60 minutes / hour = 30 minutes. Then add up the time Marcus spends washing, drying and walking to find the total time: 10 minutes + 20 minutes + 30 minutes = 60 minutes. The answer is 60.