[Question]A zoo has 8 parrots. It 3 times the number of snakes than parrots and 2 times the number of monkeys than snakes. The number of elephants is half the number of parrots and snakes added up, and there are 3 fewer zebras than elephants. What is the difference in number between the zebras and the monkeys?
[Answer]The zoo has 8 x 3 = 24 snakes. It has 24 x 2 = 48 monkeys. The number of parrots and snakes added up is 8 + 24 = 32. There are 32 / 2 = 16 elephants. There are 16 - 3 = 13 zebras. The difference between zebras and monkeys is 48 - 13 = 35. The answer is 35.
Q: Mrs. Wilsborough saved $500 to buy concert tickets for her family. She bought 2 VIP tickets at $100 each and 3 regular tickets at $50 each. How much of her savings does Mrs. Wilsborough have after she buys the tickets?
A: The 2 VIP tickets amount to $100 x 2 = $200. The 3 regular tickets amount to $50 x 3 = $150. Thus, the total cost of the tickets is $200 + $150 = $350. Therefore, Mrs. Wilsborough is left with $500 - $350 = $150 of her savings. The answer is 150.
Question: Jenny had $24 left after spending 3/7 of her money. How much is half of her original amount of money?
Answer: Jenny spent 1 - 3 / 7 = 4 / 7 of her money. Since 4 / 7 is equal to $24, then 1 / 7 is equal to $24 / 4 = $6. So, Jenny originally had $6 x 7 = $42. Therefore, half of her original amount of money is $42 / 2 = $21. The answer is 21.
[Question]Jimmy is going to sell pizzas at the carnival to make some money. The carnival only gave him 7 hours to do so. He bought a 22kg sack of flour to make his pizzas and he takes 10 min to make each pizza for the customers. At the end of the 7 hours, he saw some flour was left. Knowing that each pizza needs 0.5kg of flour to make, how many pizzas can he make to bring home with the flour left?
[Answer]Each hour Jimmy makes 60min ÷ 10min / pizza = 6 Pizzas. The number of total pizzas made equals 7 hours x 6 pizzas / hour = 42 pizzas. The amount of total flour used equals 42 pizzas x 0.5 kg / pizza = 21 kg. The amount of flour left equals 22 kg - 21 kg = 1 kg. The number of pizzas Jimmy can make is 1kg ÷ 0.5kg / pizza = 2 pizzas. The answer is 2.
Q: Tom Sawyer has tricked his friends into whitewashing Aunt Polly's 100-foot fence. His first friend, Ben, whitewashed 10 feet. His second friend Billy whitewashed a fifth of the remaining fence. A third friend, Johnny, whitewashed a third of the fence that was left after that. How much of the fence still needs to be whitewashed?
A: It's a 100 - foot fence, and Ben whitewashed 10 feet, so there are 100 - 10 = 90 feet left after Ben is done. Billy whitewashed a fifth of that, or 90 / 5 = 18 feet. There is now 90 - 18 = 72 feet of fence left. Johnny whitewashes a third of that, or 72 / 3 = 24 feet. That leaves 72 - 24 = 48 feet of fence left to be whitewashed. The answer is 48.
Question: Hannah brought $30 to the county fair. She spent half of it on rides and another $5 on dessert. How much, in dollars, is left?
Answer:
She spent $30 / 2 = $15 on rides. She spent a total of $15 + $5 = $20 including dessert. She has $30 - $20 = $10 left. The answer is 10.