Question: Carson leans over the railing at the zoo to get the perfect selfie and falls into the combined wombat and rhea enclosure. There are 9 wombats and 3 rheas. If each wombat claws him 4 times and each rhea claws him once, how many times does he get clawed?
Answer: First find the total number of times the wombats claw him: 9 wombats * 4 claws / wombat = 36 claws. Then add the number of times the rheas claw him to find the total: 36 claws + 3 claws = 39 claws. The answer is 39.
[Question]Mr. John jogs for 1 hour 30 minutes in the morning every day. How much time (in hours) will he have spent jogging after two weeks?
[Answer]There are 60 minutes in an hour so 1 hour 30 minutes is equivalent to [1 + (30 / 60)] hours = 1.5 hours. There are 7 days in a week so he spends 1.5 * 7 = 10.5 hours jogging every week. After 2 weeks he will have spent 2 * 10.5 = 21 hours jogging. The answer is 21.
Q: A man is trying to maximize the amount of money he saves each month. In particular, he is trying to decide between two different apartments. The first apartment costs $800 per month in rent and will cost an additional $260 per month in utilities. The second apartment costs $900 per month and will cost an additional $200 per month in utilities. The first apartment is slightly further from the man's work, and the man would have to drive 31 miles per day to get to work. The second apartment is closer, and the man would only have to drive 21 miles to get to work. According to the IRS, each mile a person drives has an average cost of 58 cents. If the man must drive to work 20 days each month, what is the difference between the total monthly costs of these two apartments after factoring in utility and driving-related costs (to the nearest whole dollar)?
A: The mileage cost for the first apartment will be 31 * 20 * 0.58 = $359.60. This makes the total monthly cost of the first apartment 359.60 + 800 + 260 = $1419.60. Similarly, the mileage cost for the second apartment will be 21 * 20 * 0.58 = $243.60. Thus, the total monthly cost of the second apartment is 243.60 + 900 + 200 = 1343.60. Therefore, the difference in total monthly costs is 1419.60 - 1343.60 = $76. The answer is 76.
Question: Ayen jogs for 30 minutes every day during weekdays. This week on Tuesday, she jogged 5 minutes more and also jogged 25 minutes more on Friday. How many hours, in total, did Ayen jog this week?
Answer: Ayen jogged for a total of 30 x 3 = 90 minutes on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. She jogged for 30 + 5 = 35 minutes on Tuesday. She also jogged for 30 + 25 = 55 minutes on Friday. So, Ayen jogged for a total of 90 + 35 + 55 = 180 minutes. In hours, this is equal to 180 minutes / 60 minutes / hour = 3 hours. The answer is 3.
[Question]Melanie does her weekly shopping at the farmer's market. She starts with an 8-ounce wheel of brie cheese. Next is a 1 pound loaf of bread. She grabs a pound of tomatoes and 2 pounds of zucchini. After that, she grabs 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breasts and treats herself to 8 ounces of fresh raspberries and 8 ounces of fresh blueberries. How many pounds of food does she buy?
[Answer]She bought 8ounces of cheese, 8 - ounce raspberries, 8 ounces of blueberries for a total of 8 * 3 = 24 ounces. 16 ounces are in 1 pound and she has 24 ounces of food so she has 24 / 16 = 1.5 pounds of food. Those items are 1.5 pounds and she bought 1 pound of bread, 1 pound of tomatoes, 2 pounds of zucchini and 1.5 pounds of chicken for a total of 1.5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1.5 = 7 pounds of food. The answer is 7.
[Question]Mark wants to tip his server 20% on a $200 check. If his friend agrees to kick in $10, how much should Mark add?
[Answer]
First find the total tip amount: 20% * $200 = $40. Then subtract the friend's contribution: $40 - $10 = $30. The answer is 30.