Question: Samuel is arranging his grandma’s teacups. They are stored in boxes and inside the boxes, they are stacked 5 rows high with 4 cups in each row. Of the 26 boxes in her attic, 6 of the boxes contain pans, half of the remaining boxes contain decorations, and the rest of the boxes contain her teacups. Samuel breaks 2 of the cups every time he picks up one of the boxes. By the time Samuel has taken all of the teacups out of the boxes, how many teacups are left?
Answer: Taking the boxes of pans out of the total attic boxes shows that 26 boxes – 6 boxes of pans = 20 boxes are either decorations or teacups. Since half of these boxes are decorations, the other half must be made up of 20 boxes / 2 = 10 boxes of teacups. Each box of cups initially has 5 rows x 4 cups = 20 teacups inside. Samuel breaks cups each time he picks up a box, which means each box now contains 20 – 2 = 18 teacups. Therefore, there are 10 boxes * 18 teacups = 180 teacups left. The answer is 180.
[Question]Theodore can craft 10 stone statues and 20 wooden statues every month. A stone statue costs $20 and a wooden statue costs $5. He also pays 10 percent of his total earnings in taxes. How much is his total earning every month?
[Answer]Theodore's total earnings from the stone statues are 10 x $20 = $200. His total earnings from wooden statues are 20 x $5 = $100. So his total earnings from the stone and wooden statue are $200 + $100 = $300. The amount he pays for the tax is $300 x 10 / 100 = $30. Therefore his total monthly earnings are $300 - $30 = $270. The answer is 270.
Q: Jar A has 28 marbles. Jar B has 12 more marbles than jar A. Jar C has twice as many marbles as jar B. How many marbles are there altogether?
A: Jar B has 28 + 12 = 40 marbles. Jar C has 2 x 40 = 80 marbles. Therefore, there are 28 + 40 + 80 = 148 marbles altogether. The answer is 148.
Question: There are 100 lions in Londolozi at first. If lion cubs are born at the rate of 5 per month and lions die at the rate of 1 per month, how many lions will there be in Londolozi after 1 year?
Answer: There are 5 - 1 = 4 more lions each month. There will be 4 * 12 = 48 more lions after 1 year. There will be 100 + 48 = 148 lions in Londolozi after 1 year. The answer is 148.
[Question]Sophia ate 1/6 of her pie and she put the rest on the fridge. If the pie left in the fridge weighs 1200 grams, how many grams did Sophia eat?
[Answer]If Sophia ate 1 / 6 of the pie, then 6 / 6 - 1 / 6 = 5 / 6 is left in the fridge. Let x be the pie's original weight. The current weight of the pie can be described by 5x / 6 = 1200 grams. So, 5x = 7200. And, the original weight is x = 1440 grams. So, Sophia ate 1440 grams original - 1200 grams after = 240 grams of pie. The answer is 240.
[Question]John buys 3 dress shirts. They sell for $20 each. He also has to pay 10% tax on everything. How much did he pay in total?
[Answer]
The shirts cost 3 * $20 = $60 before tax. The tax cost $60 * .1 = $6. So in total they paid $60 + $6 = $66. The answer is 66.