[Question]Mara has 12 bags with 2 marbles in each bag. Markus has 2 bags with 13 marbles in each bag. How many more marbles does Markus have?
[Answer]Mara has 2 x 12 = 24 marbles. Markus has 2 x 13 = 26 marbles. Markus has 26 - 24 = 2 more marbles than Mara. The answer is 2.
Q: Tommy ordered a total weight of 10 kilograms of apple, orange, grape, and strawberry fruits. He ordered 3 kilograms of apples, 1 kilogram of orange, and 3 kilograms of grapes. How many kilograms of strawberries did he order?
A: Tommy ordered 3 + 3 + 1 = 7 kilograms of apples, oranges and grapes altogether. Therefore, Tommy ordered 10 - 7 = 3 kilograms of strawberries. The answer is 3.
Question: Carter grew 9 plants with 3 seed packets. How many more seed packets does Carter need to have a total of 12 plants in his backyard?
Answer: If he grows 9 plants with 3 seed packets, he grows 9 / 3 = 3 plants with 1 seed packet. Since 1 seed packet grows 3 plants, he'll need 1 more to make the plants 12. The answer is 1.
[Question]After working out for 3 hours, three friends go out for lunch. Adam spends two-thirds as much money on lunch as Rick. Rick and Jose eat lunch of the same price. If Jose ate lunch worth $45, what is the cost of lunch for all three?
[Answer]Since Rick and Jose's lunch cost was the same, Adam spent 2 / 3 * 45 = $30 on his lunch. The three friends ate food worth 30 + 45 + 45 = $120. The answer is 120.
Q: John volunteers at a shelter twice a month for 3 hours at a time. How many hours does he volunteer per year?
A: He volunteers 2 * 12 = 24 times a year. So he volunteers for 24 * 3 = 72 hours. The answer is 72.
Question: Princeton had a gender reveal party and invited all of his fellow employees to celebrate with him. If the total number of guests were 60, and 2/3 were male guests, how many female guests attended the party?
Answer:
The number of males in the party was 2 males / 3 guests * 60 guests = 40 males. If the total number of people at the party was 60, then there were 60 guests - 40 males = 20 females. The answer is 20.