Question: There are 2,000 kids in camp. If half of the kids are going to soccer camp, and 1/4 of the kids going to soccer camp are going to soccer camp in the morning, how many kids are going to soccer camp in the afternoon?
Answer: There are 2000 / 2 = 1000 kids going to soccer camp. There are 1000 / 4 = 250 kids going to soccer camp in the morning. There are 250 * 3 = 750 kids going to soccer camp in the afternoon. The answer is 750.
[Question]In a graduation ceremony, each graduate can bring their 2 parents. Twenty teachers and half as many administrators will also attend the graduation ceremony. If there are 50 graduates, how many chairs must be prepared for the ceremony?
[Answer]There will be 50 x 2 = 100 parents that are expected to attend. 20 / 2 = 10 administrators will attend. Hence, 50 graduates + 100 parents + 20 teachers + 10 administrators = 180 chairs must be prepared. The answer is 180.
Q: Alvin is 30 years old and Simon is 5 years away from being 1/2 the age of Alvin. How old is Simon?
A: 1 / 2 the age of Alvin who is 30 is 30 / 2 = 15. Simon is 5 years away from being half the age of Alvin so Simon is 15 - 5 = 10 years old. The answer is 10.
Question: John's hair grows 1.5 inches every month. Every time it gets to 9 inches long he cuts it down to 6 inches. A haircut costs $45 and he gives a 20% tip. How much does he spend on haircuts a year?
Answer: He cuts off 9 - 6 = 3 inches when he gets a haircut. That means he needs to cut it every 3 / 1.5 = 2 months. So he gets 12 / 2 = 6 haircuts a year. He gives a 45 * .2 = $9 tip. So that means each hair cut cost 45 + 9 = $54. So he pays 54 * 6 = $324 a year. The answer is 324.
[Question]A factory uses robots to manufacture batteries. For each battery that is made, it takes a robot 6 minutes to gather the materials for the battery and 9 minutes to create the battery. If the factory has 10 robots working on batteries at the same time, how many batteries can the robots manufacture in 5 hours?
[Answer]For each battery that a robot makes, it takes 9 + 6 = 15 minutes to create the battery. In 60 minutes, one robot can make 60 / 15 = 4 batteries per hour. If the factory uses 10 robots at the same time, then they can produce 10 * 4 = 40 batteries per hour. At a rate of 40 batteries per hour, 10 robots can produce 40 * 5 = 200 batteries in 5 hours. The answer is 200.
[Question]Daytona Beach has 26 shark sightings a year. Daytona Beach has 5 more than triple the number of shark sightings as Cape May. How many shark sightings are there in Cape May?
[Answer]
Let x be the number of shark sightings in Cape May. 26 = 5 + 3x. 21 = 3x. x = 7. The answer is 7.