Question: Stacy was 50 inches tall last year. If she grew 6 inches more than her brother who grew 1 inch last year, how tall is Stacy now?
Answer: Stacy grew 6 + 1 = 7 inches. Stacy is 50 + 7 = 57 inches tall. The answer is 57.
[Question]Audrey is 7 years older than Heracles. In 3 years, Audrey will be twice as old as Heracles is now. How old is Heracles now?
[Answer]Since Audrey is older than Heracles by 7 years, in 3 years he will be 10 years older than Heracles' current age. In 3 years he will be double Heracles' current age 10 * 2 = 20. Heracles is 10. The answer is 10.
Q: Theo and Tia are buying food for their picnic basket. They invited two of their friends. They buy individual sandwiches and individual fruit salads. They buy two sodas per person and 3 bags of snacks to share for their friends and themselves. Sandwiches are $5 each. Fruit salad is $3 each. Sodas are $2 each. The snack bags are $4 each. How much did they spend on the entire contents of their picnic basket?
A: The sandwiches are $5 x 4 = $20. The fruit salads are $3 x 4 = $12. The sodas are $2 x 4 x 2 = $16. The snacks are $4 x 3 = $12. For all the food, they spend $20 + $12 + $16 + $12 = $60. The answer is 60.
Question: John buys 5 toys that each cost $3. He gets a 20% discount. How much did he pay for everything?
Answer: The toys cost 5 * 3 = $15. His discount is worth 15 * .2 = $3. So he pays 15 - 3 = $12. The answer is 12.
[Question]Bill's roof can bear 500 pounds of weight. If 100 leaves fall on his roof every day, and 1000 leaves weighs 1 pound, how many days will it take for his roof to collapse?
[Answer]First, find how many leaves the roof can hold: 500 pounds * 1000 leaves / pound = 500000 leaves. Then divide that by the number of leaves that fall each day to find how many days before the roof collapses: 500000 leaves / 100 leaves / day = 5000 days. The answer is 5000.
[Question]There are 322 voters in District 1. District 2 has 19 less voters than District 3. District 3 has twice as many voters as District 1. How many total voters are in Districts 1 - 3?
[Answer]
D1 = 322. D3 = 2 * 322 = 644. D2 = 644 - 19 = 625. 322 + 625 + 644 = 1591. There are 1591 voters in Districts 1 - 3. The answer is 1591.