Q: Hamza has several empty buckets of different sizes, holding either 3, 5, or 6 liters. She fills the 5-liter bucket and pours as much as she can into the 3-liter bucket. Then, she pours the remainder into the 6-liter bucket. How much more water, in liters, can she put into the 6-liter bucket, without overflowing?
A: Pouring the 5 - liter bucket into the 3 - liter bucket leaves 5 - 3 = 2 liters, which go into the 6 - liter bucket. Then there are 6 - 2 = 4 liters that can be added. The answer is 4.
Question: Barry and his friend, Jim, went horseback riding across central Texas. They traveled at 5 miles per hour for 7 hours, and then stopped for the evening. The next day, they traveled at 6 miles per hour for 6 hours, and then at half that speed for another three hours, before stopping to rest for the night. On the third and final day, they traveled for 5 hours at 7 miles per hour. In total, how far did they travel, in miles, during their horseback riding trip?
Answer: On the first day, they traveled 5 * 7 = 35 miles. On the first part of the second day, they traveled 6 * 6 = 36 miles. The second part of the second day, at half their morning speed, they traveled (6 / 2) * 3 = 9 miles. On the final day, they traveled 5 * 7 = 35 miles. In total, they traveled 35 + 36 + 9 + 35 = 115 miles. The answer is 115.
[Question]Collin has 25 flowers. Ingrid gives Collin a third of her 33 flowers. If each flower has 4 petals, how many petals does Collin have in total?
[Answer]Ingrid gives Collin 33 / 3 = 11 flowers. Now Collin has 25 + 11 = 36 flowers. Since each flower has 4 petals, Collin has a total of 36 * 4 = 144 flowers. The answer is 144.
Q: A professional company is hiring for a new position. They have two qualified applicants. The first applicant will accept a salary of $42000 and make the company $93000 in the first year, but needs 3 months of additional training that costs $1200 a month. The second applicant does not need training and will make the company $92000 in the first year, but is requesting a salary of $45000 and a hiring bonus of 1% of his salary. Less the amount it will cost to pay for each candidate, how many more dollars will one candidate make the company than the other in the first year?
A: The first candidate’s training will cost 1200 * 3 = $3600. That candidate will make the company 93000 - 42000 - 3600 = $47400 in the first year. The second candidate’s bonus will cost 45000 * 1 / 100 = $450. That candidate will make the company 92000 - 45000 - 450 = $46550 in the first year. Thus, the first candidate will make the company 47400 - 46550 = $850 more in the first year. The answer is 850.
Question: Mason is trying to download a 880 MB game to his phone. After downloading 310 MB, his Internet connection slows to 3 MB/minute. How many more minutes will it take him to download the game?
Answer: First find how many MB are left to download: 880 MB - 310 MB = 570 MB. Then divide that number by the download speed to find the download time: 570 MB / 3 MB / minute = 190 minutes. The answer is 190.
Q: Mr. Mayer bought Corgi dogs for $1000 each. He plans to sell them with a 30% profit. If one of his friends wants to buy two dogs, how much should his friend pay?
A:
Mr. Mayer wants to get a $1000 x 30 / 100 = $300 profit. So, he will sell each Corgi dog for $1000 + $300 = $1300. Hence, his friend should pay $1300 x 2 = $2600. The answer is 2600.