Question: The number of elephants at Gestures For Good park is 3 times as many as the number of elephants at We Preserve For Future park. If there are 70 elephants at We Preserve For Future, calculate the total number of elephants in the two parks.
Answer: At We Preserve For Future, the number of elephants is 70, 3 times the number at Gestures For Good park, meaning there are 3 * 70 = 210 elephants at Gestures For Good park. The total number of elephants in the two parks is 210 + 70 = 280. The answer is 280.
[Question]At Peanut Emporium, peanuts cost $3 per pound with a 15-pound minimum. If Baxter spent $105 on peanuts, how many pounds over the minimum did he purchase?
[Answer]Start by figuring the number of pounds Baxter bought. $105 / $3 per pound = 35 pounds of peanuts. 35 pounds bought - 15 pounds minimum = 20 pounds over. The answer is 20.
Q: Harold makes $2500.00 a month from his job. His rent is $700.00, his car payment is $300.00, his utilities cost 1/2 the amount of his car payment and he spends $50.00 on groceries. He wants to put half of the remaining money into a retirement account. How much money will that leave him?
A: His utilities cost 1 / 2 the amount of his $250.00 car payment so his utilities cost 250 / 2 = $125.00. All total, his bills cost him 775 + 250 + 125 + 50 = $1,200. He makes $2500 a month and his bills cost $1200 a month so that leaves him with 2500 - 1200 = $1300.00. He wants to put half of $1300 into a retirement account so he will invest 1300 / 2 = $650 into his retirement account. He had 1300 and puts $650 into his retirement account so that leaves him with 1300 - 650 = $650 remaining. The answer is 650.
Question: Grant has four times as many vacations as Kelvin has classes. If Kelvin has 90 classes, how many vacations and classes do Grant and Kelvin have altogether?
Answer: Grant has 4 * 90 = 360 vacations. In total, they have 360 + 90 = 450 vacations and classes. The answer is 450.
[Question]Codger is a three-footed sloth. He has a challenging time buying shoes because the stores only sell the shoes in pairs. If he already owns the 3-piece set of shoes he is wearing, how many pairs of shoes does he need to buy to have 5 complete 3-piece sets of shoes?
[Answer]To have five 3 - piece sets, he needs to have a total of 5 * 3 = 15 shoes,. If he already owns three shoes, then he needs to buy 15 - 3 = 12 additional shoes. Since each pair of shoes includes two shoes, he needs to buy a total of 12 / 2 = 6 pairs of shoes. The answer is 6.
[Question]Adam and Tom are brothers. Adam is 8 years old and Tom is 12 years old. In how many years will their combined age be 44 years old?
[Answer]
At present, the two brothers have a combined age of 8 + 12 = 20 years old. Therefore, 1 year means an increase in the sum of their ages by 1 * 2 = 2 years. Adam and Tom need a total of 44 - 20 = 24 more years to be 44 years old together. So both brothers will be 44 years old together after 24 / 2 = 12 years. The answer is 12.