[Question]To make fried green tomatoes, Thelma cuts each green tomato into 8 slices before cooking them up. If 20 slices of fried green tomato make a meal for a single person, how many tomatoes will Thelma need to make enough fried green tomatoes to feed a family of 8 for a single meal?
[Answer]If 20 slices are sufficient for a meal to feed a single person, then to feed eight Thelma will need 8 * 20 = 160 slices of tomato. At 8 slices per tomato, Thelma will need 160 / 8 = 20 tomatoes to feed a family of 8. The answer is 20.
Q: Andy had a platter of chocolate cookies. He ate 3 of them then gave his little brother 5 because he was behaving. He then handed the platter to his basketball team of eight members. The first player to arrive took 1, the second player to arrive took 3, the third player took 5, and so on. When the last player took his share, the platter was empty. How many chocolate cookies did Andy have from start with?
A: Andy and his brother ate 5 + 3 = 8 cookies in total. The nth term of the sequence for the basketball players taking cookies in 2n - 1. The number of players is 8 so they would have eaten 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 = 64 cookies. In total Andy had 64 + 8 = 72 cookies to start with before they were all eaten. The answer is 72.
Question: Grandma wants to order 5 personalized backpacks for each of her grandchildren's first days of school. The backpacks are 20% off of $20.00 and having their names monogrammed on the back pack will cost $12.00 each. How much will the backpacks cost?
Answer: She needs 5 backpacks that are $20.00 each so that's 5 * 20 = $100.00. The backpacks are currently 20% off so that's 100 * .20 = $20.00 off. The backpacks costs $100.00 but are $20.00 off so they will cost $100 - $20 = $80.00. She wants each of the 5 backpacks to have her grandchild's name monogramed on them which costs $12.00 each so that's 5 * $12 = $60.00. The backpacks cost $80.00 and the monogramming costs $60.00 so together they will cost $80 + $60 = $140.00. The answer is 140.
[Question]Alex needs to be 54 inches tall to ride the newest roller coaster at the theme park. He is 48 inches tall this year. He hears a rumor that for every hour he hangs upside down, he can grow 1/12 of an inch. Normally he grows 1/3 of an inch per month. On average, how many hours does he need to hang upside down each month to be tall enough next year to ride the rollercoaster?
[Answer]He is 6 inches too short this year because 54 - 48 = 6. He will naturally grow 4 inches taller because 12 x (1 / 3) = 4. He needs to grow 2 inches from hanging because 6 - 4 = 2. He needs to hang for 24 hours because 2 / (1 / 12) = 24. He needs to hang for 2 hours a month because 24 / 12 = 2. The answer is 2.
Q: Ibrahim wants to buy an MP3 player for 120 euros and a CD for 19 euros. He has 55 euros in savings. His father participates in his purchase by giving him 20 euros. How much money does Ibrahim lack?
A: The total price of the purchases is 120 + 19 = 139 euros. The amount of money he has after his father's help is 55 + 20 = 75 euros. The purchase amount is 139 euros, so he is missing 139 – 75 = 64 euros. The answer is 64.
Question: Gina had $400. She gave 1/4 of her money to her mom, used 1/8 of her money to buy clothes, gave 1/5 of her money to a charity, and kept the remaining money. How much did Gina keep?
Answer:
Gina's mom received 1 / 4 x $400 = $100. She used 1 / 8 x $400 = $50 to buy clothes. She gave 1 / 5 x $400 = $80 to a charity. Thus, she spent a total of $100 + $50 + $80 = $230. Therefore, Gina kept $400 - $230 = $170. The answer is 170.