Question: There were 250 balloons in one package. Dante evenly shared the balloons among his 5 friends. Dante changed his mind and asked each of his friends to give him 11 balloons. How many balloons does each friend have now?
Answer: Balloons divided among 5 friends = 250 / 5 = 50 balloons per friend. Dante took back 11 balloons: 50 - 11 = 39 balloons. Each friend now has 39 balloons. The answer is 39.
[Question]Gina is considered a bad tipper because she tipped 5%. If good tippers tip at least 20%, how many more cents than normal would Gina have to tip on a bill of $26 to be considered a good tipper?
[Answer]First convert the bill amount to cents: $26 * 100 cents / dollar = 2600 cents. Then multiply that amount by 5% to find the amount Gina normally tips: 2600 cents * 5% = 130 cents. Then multiply the bill amount by 20% to find the amount of a good tip: 2600 cents * 20% = 520 cents. Then subtract the good tip amount from the bad tip amount to find how much more Gina needs to tip: 520 cents - 130 cents = 390 cents. The answer is 390.
Q: Martha's cat catches 3 rats and 7 birds. Cara's cat catches 3 less than five times as many animals as Martha's cat. How many animals does Cara's cat catch?
A: First find the total number of animals Martha's cat catches: 3 rats + 7 birds = 10 animals. Then multiply that number by 5: 10 animals * 5 = 50 animals. Then subtract 3 to find the total number of animals Cara's cat catches: 50 animals - 3 animals = 47 animals. The answer is 47.
Question: Mitch is a freelancer, she works 5 hours every day from Monday to Friday and 3 hours every Saturday and Sunday. If she earns $3 per hour and earns double on weekends, how much does she earn every week?
Answer: Mitch earns 5 x $3 = $15 every weekday. So, she earns $15 x 5 = $75 from Monday to Friday. And she earns $3 x 2 = $6 per hour every weekend. Hence, the total amount she earns every weekend is $6 x 3 = $18. So, she earns $18 x 2 = $36 every Saturday and Sunday. Therefore, the total amount she earns every week is $75 + $36 = $111. The answer is 111.
[Question]Justin needs to collect one flower for each classmate that is in his 2nd-grade class. It takes him on average 10 minutes to find a flower he likes. He has been gathering for 2 hours. Assuming he has lost 3 of the flowers he initially gathered, how many more minutes does he need to look if he has 30 classmates?
[Answer]If he gathers for 2 hours, the number of minutes gathering is 2 * 60 minutes per hour = 120 minutes of gathering flowers. Gathering for 120 minutes / 10 minutes per flower = 12 flowers gathered. If he gathers 12 flowers initially but lost 3, he has 12 - 3 = 9 flowers gathered and kept. Since he has 30 classmates total and has 9 flowers, he needs to gather 30 - 9 = 21 more flowers. Assuming it takes 10 minutes per flower, it will take him 10 * 21 = 210 minutes to gather the remaining 21 flowers needed. The answer is 210.
[Question]William is a jockey. He can ride his horse for 6 hours a day. Over 6 days, he only used the maximum riding time twice. On two days he rode his horse for only 1.5 hours a day and half the maximum time for the next two days. How many hours did William ride his horse during those 6 days?
[Answer]
William used two days to the limit, which means 6 * 2 = 12 hours of horse riding. For two days he rode a horse 1.5 a day, which makes up to 1.5 * 2 = 3 hours. For the next two days, he used only half of the maximum time which means 6 * 0.5 = 3 hours a day. That means 2 * 3 = 6 hours during these two days. So in total William rode his horse for 12 + 3 + 6 = 21 hours. The answer is 21.