Question: Mandy researched 42 med schools. She applied to 1/3 of the schools she researched and got into half of the schools where she applied. How many schools was Mandy accepted to?
Answer: First find the number of schools Mandy applied to: 42 med schools / 3 = 14 med schools. Then divide that number by 2 to find the number of schools where she was accepted: 14 med schools / 2 = 7 med schools. The answer is 7.
[Question]Tom has a quarter as much money as Nataly. Nataly has three times as much money as Raquel. How much money do Tom, Raquel, and Nataly have combined if Raquel has $40?
[Answer]If Nataly has 3 times as much money as Raquel, she has 3 * $40 = $120. Tom has 1 / 4 as much money as Nataly, so he has 1 / 4 * $120 = $30. Combined, the three have $30 + $120 + $40 = $190. The answer is 190.
Q: If Jason eats three potatoes in 20 minutes, how long, in hours, would it take for him to eat all 27 potatoes cooked by his wife?
A: Since 1 hour is 60 minutes, 20 minutes is 20 / 60 = 1 / 3 of an hour. Eating 3 potatoes per 20 minutes is 3 / (1 / 3) = 9 potatoes per hour. At 9 potatoes per hour, it will take Jason 27 / 9 = 3 hours to eat all of the potatoes. The answer is 3.
Question: Matt's entire family was going to spend the week at the lake house for vacation. Matt's family included his mom, dad, his older brother and his wife and their 4 kids. His Uncle Joe and his wife were also coming and would bring their 3 kids. The house only sleeps 4 people. Everyone else would sleep 2 to a tent outside. How many tents would they need?
Answer: We need to add Matt's entire family together so 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 14. Only 4 people could sleep in the house so 14 - 4 = 10 people would sleep in a tent. Each tent sleeps 2 people and there were 10 people left so 10 / 2 = 5 tents were needed. The answer is 5.
[Question]John buys a gaming PC for $1200. He decides to replace the video card in it. He sells the old card for $300 and buys a new one for $500. How much money did he spend on his computer, counting the savings from selling the old card?
[Answer]He spent an extra 500 - 300 = $200 on the video card. That means the total cost was 1200 + 200 = $1400. The answer is 1400.
[Question]Suzie and 5 of her friends decide to rent an Airbnb at Lake Tahoe for 4 days from Thursday to Sunday. The rental rate for weekdays is $420 per day. The weekend rental rate is $540 per day. They all decide to split the rental evenly. How much does each person have to pay?
[Answer]
The cost of the rental for Thursday and Friday comes to $420 * 2 = $840. The cost of the rental for Saturday and Sunday comes to $540 * 2 = $1080. The total cost of the rental comes to $840 + 1080 = $1920. The payment required for each person comes to $1920 / 6 = $320. The answer is 320.