Q: 3 families of 4 people shared a vacation rental for 7 days. Everyone uses 1 oversized beach towel a day before getting a new one. The washing machine can hold 14 oversized beach towels per load. How many loads of laundry will it take to wash all the oversized beach towels?
A: There are 3 families of 4 meaning there are 3 * 4 = 12 people in the vacation rental. They all use 1 oversized beach towel a day so they use 1 * 12 = 12 towels a day. They use 12 towels a day for 7 days so in one week they use 12 * 7 = 84 beach towels. The washing machine can only hold 14 towels and they have 84 towels to wash which means there are 84 / 14 = 6 loads of laundry. The answer is 6.
Question: Lily had $55 in her account. She spent $7 on a shirt. She then went to another shop and spent thrice as much as she spent on a shirt. How much money is left in Lily's account?
Answer: After spending money on a shirt, Lily had $55 - $7 = $48 left. She spent $7 x 3 = $21 on another store. Therefore, she only has $48 - $21 = $27 left on her account. The answer is 27.
[Question]Sarah, Mary, and Tuan decided to go to the restaurant for a meal. They decided to split the cost of the meal evenly. If the total price of the meal comes to $67 and they have a coupon for $4, how much does each person need to contribute to the bill?
[Answer]After using the coupon, the final price comes to 67 - 4 = 63 dollars. With three people, they each need to pay 63 / 3 = 21 dollars each. The answer is 21.
Q: Bella bought stamps at the post office. Some of the stamps had a snowflake design, some had a truck design, and some had a rose design. Bella bought 11 snowflake stamps. She bought 9 more truck stamps than snowflake stamps, and 13 fewer rose stamps than truck stamps. How many stamps did Bella buy in all?
A: The number of truck stamps is 11 + 9 = 20. The number of rose stamps is 20 − 13 = 7. Bella bought 11 + 20 + 7 = 38 stamps in all. The answer is 38.
Question: Simon wanted to buy flowers that his mom could plant for Mother's Day. The garden center was offering 10% off all purchases. He bought 5 pansies at $2.50 each, one hydrangea that cost $12.50 and 5 petunias that cost $1.00 each. If he paid with a $50 bill, how much change would Simon receive back from his purchase?
Answer: 5 pansies at $2.50 each is 5 * 2.50 = $12.50. 5 petunias at $1.00 each 5 * 1 = $5.00. All total he spends 12.50 + 12.50 + 5.00 = $30.00. The sale is 10% off so 30 * .10 = $3.00. The purchase total now comes to 30 - 3 = $27.00. He pays with a $50 bill so 50 - 27 = $23.00. The answer is 23.
Q: Yun had 20 paperclips initially, but then lost 12. Marion has 1/4 more than what Yun currently has, plus 7. How many paperclips does Marion have?
A:
Yun has 20 - 12 = 8 paperclips. Marion has 8 / 4 + 7 = 9 paperclips. The answer is 9.