Q: Marge planted 23 seeds in her garden. Five of the seeds never grew into plants. A third of the remaining seeds grew, but the plants were eaten by squirrels and rabbits. A third of the number of uneaten plants were strangled by weeds. Marge pulled two weeds, but liked the flowers on one weed and let the plant grow as part of her garden. How many plants did Marge end up with?
A: Marge had 23 - 5 = 18 seeds grow into plants. Rabbits ate 18 / 3 = 6 plants. There were 18 - 6 = 12 plants left. Weeds strangled 12 / 3 = 4 plants. She had 12 - 4 = 8 plants left. Marge kept 1 weed, so she ended up with 8 + 1 = 9 plants. The answer is 9.
Question: Max works for a delivery company as a courier. During one working day, he can deliver a maximum of 35 packages. One week, Max delivered the maximum number of packages, only twice. On two other days, Max unloaded a total of 50 packages, and on one day he unloaded only one-seventh of the maximum possible daily performance. On the last two days, the sum of the packages transported was only fourth-fifth of the maximum daily performance. How many more packages could Max deliver during that week, if he would work at maximum performance?
Answer: Max can deliver a maximum of 35 * 7 = 245 packages in one week. For two days Max has carried the maximum number of packages, which in total means 2 * 35 = 70 packages. One day Max has carried only 1 / 7 of the maximum capacity, that is 1 / 7 * 35 = 5 packages. On two other days, Max delivered only 4 / 5 * 35 = 28 packages. That means, Max could deliver 245 - 28 - 5 - 70 - 50 = 92 more packages. The answer is 92.
[Question]Jack and Jill shared the cost of renting a cottage that costs $5 an hour. If they rented it for eight hours, how much did each friend pay?
[Answer]The total cost of renting the cottage for 8 hours is $5 x 8 = $40. So, each friend pay $40 / 2 = $20 each. The answer is 20.
Q: Jeanne wants to ride the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, and the bumper cars. The Ferris wheel costs 5 tickets, the roller coaster costs 4 tickets and the bumper cars cost 4 tickets. Jeanne has 5 tickets. How many more tickets should Jeanne buy?
A: The total number of tickets needed is 5 tickets + 4 tickets + 4 tickets = 13 tickets. Jeanne needs 13 tickets - 5 tickets = 8 tickets. The answer is 8.
Question: Harry is joining a marathon that's why he practices and varies his workouts from day to day. He ran 10 meters per hour on Monday. From Tuesday to Thursday he ran 50% faster than on Monday. Then on Friday, he ran 60% faster than he ran on Thursday. How fast did Harry run on Friday?
Answer: Harry ran 10 x 50 / 100 = 5 meters per hour faster on Tuesday to Wednesday. So he ran 10 + 5 = 15 meters per hour from Tuesday to Thursday. Then on Friday, he ran 15 x 60 / 100 = 9 meters per hour more. Therefore, he ran 15 + 9 = 24 meters per hour on Friday. The answer is 24.
Q: Kara has to drink 4 ounces of water every time she takes her medication. Her medication instructions are to take one tablet three times a day. She followed the instructions for one week, but in the second week, she forgot twice on one day. How many ounces of water did she drink with her medication over those two weeks?
A:
Kara drinks 4 * 3 = 12 ounces of water with her medication each day. In a week, she drinks 12 * 7 = 84 ounces of water with her medication. In two weeks, she drinks 84 * 2 = 168 ounces of water with her medication. One day, she forgot two tablets, so she did not drink 2 * 4 = 8 ounces of water. Thus, Kara drank 168 - 8 = 160 ounces of water with her medication over two weeks. The answer is 160.