Question: Jazel has 3 sticks. One stick is 3 centimeters long. The second stick is twice as long while the third stick is 1 centimeter shorter than the second stick. What is the total length of Jazel's sticks when they are put together?
Answer: The second stick is 3 x 2 = 6 centimeters long. The third stick is 6 - 1 = 5 centimeters long. Thus, Jazel's sticks are 3 + 6 + 5 = 14 centimeters long when they are put together. The answer is 14.
[Question]John is working as an IT specialist. He repairs broken computers. One day he had to fix 20 computers. 20% of them were unfixable, and 40% of them needed to wait a few days for spare parts to come. The rest John was able to fix right away. How many computers John was able to fix right away?
[Answer]From all the computers, 100% - 40% - 20% = 40% got fixed right away. So John was able to fix 40 / 100 * 20 = 8 computers. The answer is 8.
Q: Bob started out the week with $80. On Monday alone, he spent half the money. On Tuesday, he spent one-fifth of the amount left from Monday. On Wednesday, he spent 3/8ths of the amount left from Tuesday. How much does he have left now?
A: On Monday, he spent half of $80 leaving him with $80 - (1 / 2) * $80 = $40. On Tuesday, he spent 1 / 5th of $40 leaving $40 - (1 / 5) * 40 = $32. On Wednesday, he spent 3 / 8ths of $32 leaving $32 - (3 / 8) * $32 = $20. The answer is 20.
Question: Ben took his family fishing yesterday. Ben caught 4 fish, his wife Judy caught 1 fish, his oldest son Billy caught 3, his younger son Jim caught 2, and his youngest child Susie surprised them all by catching 5! Unfortunately, 3 of the fish were too small, so they threw them back. If each fish will give them 2 filets, how many fish filets will Ben and his family have?
Answer: Ben's family caught 4 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 15 fish. They kept 15 - 3 = 12 fish. They'll get 2 filets per fish, so they will have 12 fish * 2 filets per fish = 24 filets. The answer is 24.
[Question]There is a group of 18 people who are ordering pizza. If each person gets 3 slices and each pizza has 9 slices, how many pizzas should they order?
[Answer]Each person eats 3 slices of pizza, the group in total eats 18 x 3 = 54 slices. There are 54 slices in 54 / 9 = 6 pizzas. The answer is 6.
[Question]Three years from now, Tully will be twice as old as Kate. How old was Tully a year ago if Kate is now 29 years old?
[Answer]
Three years from now, Kate will be 29 years + 3 years = 32 years old. So by that time, Tully will be 32 years x 2 = 64 years old. This means, Tully is 64 years - 3 years = 61 years old now. Therefore, Tully was 61 years - 1 year = 60 years old last year. The answer is 60.