Q: Sandi had $600. She spent half of it at a farmer’s market. Gillian spent $150 more than three times Sandi's total. What is the total that Gillian spent at the farmer’s market?
A: Sandi spent 600 / 2 = 300 dollars at the farmer’s market. Gillian spent 300 * 3 + 150 = 1050 dollars at the farmer’s market. The answer is 1050.
Question: Tony wants to build the longest rope he possibly can, so he collects all the rope in his home. He finds an 8-foot rope, a 20-foot rope, three 2 foot ropes, and a 7-foot rope. each knot between the ropes makes him lose 1.2 foot per knot. How long is his rope when he's done tying them all together?
Answer: The combined length of all the rope is 41 feet because 8 + 20 + (2 x 3) + 7 = 41. He loses 6 feet from the knots because 5 x 1.2 = 6. The final length is 35 feet because 41 - 6 = 35. The answer is 35.
[Question]Jake splits 8 shots of vodka with his friend. Each shot of vodka is 1.5 ounces. If the vodka is 50% pure alcohol, how much pure alcohol did Jake drink?
[Answer]Jake drank 8 / 2 = 4 shots. So he drank 4 * 1.5 = 6 ounces of vodka. That means he drank 6 * .5 = 3 ounces of pure alcohol. The answer is 3.
Q: Randy has some money in his piggy bank. He spends 2 dollars every time he goes to the store. He makes 4 trips to the store every month. If he had $104 dollars left in his piggy bank after a year, how much money, in dollars, did he have at first?
A: Randy spends 2 * 4 = 8 dollars every month. Randy spends 8 * 12 = 96 dollars in a year. Randy had 96 + 104 = 200 dollars in his piggy bank at first. The answer is 200.
Question: Patsy is gearing up for this weekend’s graduation. She needs to have 6 appetizers per each of her 30 guests. She’s making 3 dozen deviled eggs, 2 dozen pigs in a blanket and 2 dozen kebabs. How many more dozen appetizers does she need to make?
Answer: She needs 6 appetizers per each of her 30 guests so she needs 6 * 30 = 180 appetizers. She’s made 3 dozen deviled eggs, 2 dozen pigs in a blanket and 2 dozen kebabs so she’s made 3 + 2 + 2 = 7 dozen appetizers. 7 dozen appetizers is 7 * 12 = 84 appetizers. She needs 180 appetizers and has made 84 so she needs 180 - 84 = 96 appetizers. 96 appetizers, in dozens, is 96 / 12 = 8 dozen more appetizers. The answer is 8.
Q: Miles is going to spend 1/6 of a day reading. He will read comic books, graphic novels, and novels. He reads 21 pages an hour when he reads novels, 30 pages an hour when he reads graphic novels, and 45 pages an hour when he reads comic books. If he reads each for 1/3 of his time, how many pages does he read?
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Miles will read for 4 hours because 24 x (1 / 6) = 4. He will read each type for 1 and 1 / 3 hours because 4 / 3 = 1 and 1 / 3. He will read 28 pages of novels because 21 x (1 and 1 / 3) = 28. He will read 40 pages of graphic novels because 30 x (1 and 1 / 3) = 40. He will read 60 pages of comic books because 45 x (1 and 1 / 3) = 60. He will read 128 pages in total because 28 + 40 + 60 = 128. The answer is 128.