[Question]Perry, Dana, Charlie, and Phil played golf together every week. At the end of the season, Perry had won five more games than Dana, but Charlie had won 2 games fewer than Dana. Phil had won 3 games more than Charlie did. If Phil won a total of 12 games, how many more games did Perry win than did Phil?
[Answer]If Phil had won 3 games more than did Charlie, and Phil won 12 games, then Charlie won 12 - 3 = 9 games. If Charlie had won 2 games fewer than Dana, and Charlie won 9 games, then Dana won 9 + 2 = 11 games. If Perry had won five more games than did Dana, and Dana won 11 games, then Perry won 11 + 5 = 16 games. Thus, Perry won 16 - 12 = 4 more games than did Phil. The answer is 4.
Q: In 3 years, Jayden will be half of Ernesto's age. If Ernesto is 11 years old, how many years old is Jayden now?
A: Ernesto = 11 + 3 = 14. Jayden = 14 / 2 = 7 in 3 years. Now = 7 - 3 = 4. Jayden is 4 years old. The answer is 4.
Question: It takes 7 years for an apple tree to bear fruit. If Lydia planted a tree when she was 4 years old and is now 9 years old, how old would she be when she gets to eat an apple from her tree for the first time?
Answer: The tree has been planted for 9 - 4 = 5 years. It will take another 7 - 5 = 2 years for it to bear fruit. Lydia will be 9 + 2 = 11 years old. The answer is 11.
[Question]Maria is chopping up vegetables for a stew. She wants to cut up six times as many carrots as potatoes, twice as many onions as carrots, and 1/3 as many green beans as onions. If she has two potatoes, how many green beans does she need to cut?
[Answer]First find how many carrots Maria needs to cut by multiplying the number of potatoes by 6: 6 * 2 = 12. Then find how many onions she needs by multiplying the number of carrots by 2: 12 * 2 = 24. Finally, divide the number of onions by 3 to find the number of green beans she needs 24 / 3 = 8. The answer is 8.
Q: A trader made a profit of $960 after a week of sales. To raise $610 to pay for her next shipment of wares, she splits the profit in half and solicits donations from her family and friends. If she received a total donation of $310 and adds it to one-half of her profit, how much money did she make above her goal?
A: She splits her $960 profit in half to get $960 / 2 = $480. She receives a total donation of $310, so she now has $310 + $480 = $790. She needed only $610 so she has $790 - $610 = $180 more than she needs. The answer is 180.
Question: Marcy had 22 sodas in her fridge for a party. Her friend Tina came over and gave her 12 plus two times the number of sodas Marcy had before. How many sodas will Marcy have for the party?
Answer:
Two times the sodas Marcy had is 22 * 2 = 44. Tina gave Marcy 44 + 12 = 56 soda. In total Marcy has 22 + 56 = 78 sodas. The answer is 78.