Question: There is a fruit display that has apples, oranges, and bananas. There are twice as many apples as oranges, and there are twice as many oranges as bananas. How many fruits are on the display in total if there are 5 bananas on the display?
Answer: We start by finding out that since there are twice as many oranges as the 5 bananas, this means there are 5 * 2 = 10 oranges. Since there are twice as many apples as the 10 oranges, this means there 10 * 2 = 20 apples. In total, this means there are 20 + 10 + 5 = 35 fruits on the display. The answer is 35.
[Question]Zoe wants to go on the field trip to Washington DC with her middle school this spring and the cost is $485. Her grandma gave her $250 toward her fees and she must earn the rest by selling candy bars. She makes $1.25 for every candy bar she sells. How many candy bars does Zoe need to sell to earn the money for the trip?
[Answer]Since Zoe’s grandma gave her some money toward her trip, she needs to come up with $485 – $250 = $235. This means she must sell $235 / $1.25 / candy bar = 188 candy bars. The answer is 188.
Q: Damien collects glasses for a hobby and decides he wants to put them in display cupboards. His tall cupboard can hold 20 glasses, his wide cupboard can hold twice as many, and his narrow cupboard can hold 15 glasses with the glasses divided equally among the three shelves. As Damien is putting glasses in the narrow cupboard, he accidentally breaks one of the shelves. If all of the cupboards are full, how many glasses are currently being displayed?
A: The wide cupboard holds twice as many glasses as the tall cupboard, amounting to 20 * 2 = 40 glasses. Each of the shelves in the narrow cupboard holds 15 / 3 = 5 glasses. Since a shelf was broken, a narrow cupboard now holds only 15 – 5 = 10 glasses. In total, there are 20 + 40 + 10 = 70 glasses. The answer is 70.
Question: Sean and Sierra invited 200 guests to their wedding. If 83% of the guests RSVP with a Yes response and 9% of the guests RSVP with a No response, how many guests did not respond at all?
Answer: Yes RSVP responses are 200 x 83% = 166 guests. No RSVP responses are 200 x 9% = 18 guests. Guests who responded are 166 + 18 = 184. Guests who did not respond at all are 200 - 184 = 16. The answer is 16.
[Question]Libby has 160 quarters in her piggy bank. She has to pay $35 to replace her sister’s dress that she borrowed and ruined. After replacing the dress, how many quarters will Libby have left?
[Answer]There are 4 quarters in every dollar, so $35 x 4 = 140 quarters. Libby has 160 quarters – 140 quarters to repay her sister = 20 quarters left. The answer is 20.
[Question]For her gift present, Lisa has saved $1200. She asks her mother, as well as her brother, to help her raise the total amount of money she needs to buy the gift.,If her mother gave her 3/5 times of what she had saved and her brother gave her twice the amount her mother gave her, calculate the price of the gift she wanted to buy if she still had $400 less.
[Answer]
Lisa's mother gave her 3 / 5 * $1200 = $720 for her birthday gift. She also received 2 * $720 = $1440 from her brother for the gift. If she still had to find $400 to fully reach her birthday gift cost, it means her gift's total cost was $1200 + $1440 + $720 + $400 = $3760. The answer is 3760.