[Question]Allyn is a golfer. At the starting tee, he hit the golf ball and it traveled 180 yards straight toward the hole. On his second turn, he hit the ball again straight toward the hole and it traveled half as far as it did on his first turn, but the ball landed 20 yards beyond the hole. On his third swing, he hit the ball onto the green and it rolled into the hole. What is the distance, in yards, from the starting tee to the hole?
[Answer]On his second turn, the ball traveled 180 / 2 = 90 yards. After two turns, the ball had traveled 180 + 90 = 270 yards. Since, after the second turn, the ball was 20 yards past the hole, this means the distance from the starting tee to the hole was 270 - 20 = 250 yards. The answer is 250.
Q: Brandon has a collection of 20 baseball cards. Malcom has 8 more cards than Brandon. However, then Malcom gives half of his cards to his friend Mark. How many cards does Malcom have left?
A: Malcom has 20 cards + 8 cards = 28 cards. Malcom gives away 1 / 2 * 28 cards = 14 cards to Mark. Malcom has 28 - 14 cards = 14 cards remaining. The answer is 14.
Question: Jose is a collector of fine wines. His private cellar currently holds 2400 bottles of imported wine and half as many bottles of domestic wine as imported wine. If Jose holds a party and the guests drink one-third of all his wine, how many bottles will remain in his cellar?
Answer: Jose has half as many bottles of domestic wine as imported wine, or 2400 / 2 = 1200 bottles of domestic wine. In total, he has 2400 + 1200 = 3600 bottles of wine. If the guests drink one - third of all his wine, then they will have consumed 3600 / 3 = 1200 bottles of wine. Thus, after the party, Jose's private cellar will have 3600 - 1200 = 2400 remaining bottles of wine. The answer is 2400.
[Question]A zoo has 8 parrots. It 3 times the number of snakes than parrots and 2 times the number of monkeys than snakes. The number of elephants is half the number of parrots and snakes added up, and there are 3 fewer zebras than elephants. What is the difference in number between the zebras and the monkeys?
[Answer]The zoo has 8 x 3 = 24 snakes. It has 24 x 2 = 48 monkeys. The number of parrots and snakes added up is 8 + 24 = 32. There are 32 / 2 = 16 elephants. There are 16 - 3 = 13 zebras. The difference between zebras and monkeys is 48 - 13 = 35. The answer is 35.
Q: Seth and his brother want to see their favorite band in concert. The tickets are $50.00 each. There is a 15% processing fee for the tickets. They are also charged $10.00 for parking and an additional $5.00 per person entrance fee. How much will it cost to go to the concert?
A: The tickets are $50.00 each and they need 2 tickets so that's 50 * 2 = $100.00. There is a 15% processing fee for the tickets so that's 100 * .15 = $15.00. The tickets are $100.00 and the processing fee is $15.00 for a total of 100 + 15 = $115.00. There is a $5.00 per person entrance fee and there are 2 people so that's 5 * 2 = $10.00. The tickets are $115.00, parking is $10.00 and the entrance fee is $10.0 for a total of 115 + 10 + 10 = $135.00. The answer is 135.
Question: There are 14 green papayas on the papaya tree. On Friday, two of the fruits turned yellow. On Sunday, twice as many fruits as on Friday turn yellow. How many green papayas are left on the tree?
Answer:
On Sunday 2 x 2 = 4 papayas turned yellow. A total of 2 + 4 = 6 papayas turned yellow. There are 14 - 6 = 8 green papayas still left on the tree. The answer is 8.