Q: Caitlin makes bracelets to sell at the farmer’s market every weekend. Each bracelet takes twice as many small beads as it does large beads. If each bracelet uses 12 large beads, and Caitlin has 528 beads with equal amounts of large and small beads, how many bracelets can she make for this weekend?
A: Caitlin has 528 / 2 = 264 small beads. Each bracelet needs 12 * 2 = 24 small beads. Thus, Caitlin can make 264 / 24 = 11 bracelets for the farmer’s market this weekend. The answer is 11.
Question: Grandma wants to order 5 personalized backpacks for each of her grandchildren's first days of school. The backpacks are 20% off of $20.00 and having their names monogrammed on the back pack will cost $12.00 each. How much will the backpacks cost?
Answer: She needs 5 backpacks that are $20.00 each so that's 5 * 20 = $100.00. The backpacks are currently 20% off so that's 100 * .20 = $20.00 off. The backpacks costs $100.00 but are $20.00 off so they will cost $100 - $20 = $80.00. She wants each of the 5 backpacks to have her grandchild's name monogramed on them which costs $12.00 each so that's 5 * $12 = $60.00. The backpacks cost $80.00 and the monogramming costs $60.00 so together they will cost $80 + $60 = $140.00. The answer is 140.
[Question]Jerry works as an independent contractor for a company that pays him $40 per task. If each task takes him two hours to complete and he works 10 hours a day for a whole week, calculate the total amount of money he would earn at the end of the week.
[Answer]If a task takes two hours to complete and Briar works for ten hours a day, he manages to complete 10 / 2 = five tasks a day. Since each task pays him $40, for the five tasks, he makes $40 * 5 = $200. If he works for a whole week, he makes $200 * 7 = $1400. The answer is 1400.
Q: Arnold owns three cars. The first car averages 50 miles per gallon of gas. The second car averages 10 miles per gallon of gas. And the third car averages 15 miles per gallon of gas. He splits his 450-mile monthly driving mileage equally amongst his three cars. If gas costs $2 per gallon, how much does he spend on gas each month?
A: He drives each vehicle 150 miles because 450 / 3 = 150. The first car will need 3 gallons of gas because 150 / 50 = 3. The second car will need 15 gallons of gas because 150 / 10 = 15. The third car will need 10 gallons of gas because 150 / 15 = 10. He will need 28 gallons in total because 3 + 15 + 10 = 28. This will cost him $56 because 28 x $2 = $56. The answer is 56.
Question: Bob, Tom, Sally, and Jerry had dinner at their favorite pizzeria. They decide to share 2 pizzas. Bob ate half of a pizza on his own. Tom ate one-third of a pizza. Sally wasn't very hungry and only ate one-sixth of a pizza, and Jerry ate a quarter of a pizza. If each pizza is cut into 12 slices, how many slices were left over?
Answer: Each pizza is 12 slices. Bob at 12 slices / 2 = 6 slices. Tom ate one third, or 12 slices / 3 = 4 slices. Sally ate one sixth, or 12 slices / 6 = 2 slices. Jerry ate one quarter, or 12 slices / 4 = 3 slices. In total, they ate 6 slices + 4 slices + 2 slices + 3 slices = 15 slices. So they were left with 12 slices per pizza * 2 pizzas - 15 slices = 24 slices - 15 slices = 9 slices. The answer is 9.
Q: Oshea bought 200 basil seeds. He wants to plant them in planters. He has 4 large planters that can hold 20 seeds each. He also has small planters that can hold 4 seeds each. How many small planters will he need to plant all the basil seeds?
A:
The large planters can hold a total of 4 * 20 = 80 seeds. This will leave Oshea with 200 - 80 = 120 seeds remaining. This means he will need 120 / 4 = 30 small planters. The answer is 30.