Question: Martin rings the small bell 4 times more than 1/3 as often as the big bell. If he rings both of them a combined total of 52 times, how many times does he ring the big bell?
Answer: Let s be the number of times the small bell rings, and b be the number of times the big bell rings. We know that s + b = 52 and s = 4 + 1 / 3b. Substituting the second equation into the first equation, we get 4 + 1 / 3b + b = 52. Subtracting 4 from both sides, we get 1 / 3b + b = 48. Combining like terms, we get 4 / 3b = 48. Dividing both sides of the equation by 4 / 3, we get b = 36. The answer is 36.
[Question]Ian won $100 in the lottery. He decided to use the money to pay off debts. He paid $20 to Colin. He then paid twice as much to Helen, as he had paid to Colin. Then finally, he paid half as much to Benedict, as he had paid to Helen. How much money, in dollars, does he have left after paying off debts?
[Answer]Starting with $100, he paid $20 to Colin, leaving him with $100 - $20 = $80. Twice as much as $20 is 2 * $20 = $40. Thus, he paid $40 to Helen, leaving him with $80 - $40 = $40. Half as much to Benedict as he had paid to Helen is $40 / 2 = $20. Thus, he paid $20 to Benedict, leaving him with $40 - $20 = $20 after paying off all debts. The answer is 20.
Q: Ross takes 17 breaths per minute by inhaling 5/9 liter of air to his lungs. What is the volume of air inhaled in 24 hours?
A: We have 60 minutes per hour. So, in 24 hours we have 60 * 24 = 1440 minutes. So, the volume of air Ross inhaled in 24 hours is: 17 breaths / minute * 5 / 9 L / breath * 1440 minutes = 122400 / 9 = 13600 liters. The volume of air inhaled is 13600 liters. The answer is 13600.
Question: Miss Walter has 50 gold stickers. She also has twice as many silver stickers as gold stickers, and 20 fewer bronze stickers than silver stickers. She wants to give the same number of stickers to each of her 5 students. How many stickers will each student receive?
Answer: She has 50 x 2 = 100 silver stickers. And she also has 100 - 20 = 80 bronze stickers. So, Miss Walter has a total of 50 + 100 + 80 = 230 stickers. Therefore, her 5 students will have 230 / 5 = 46 stickers each. The answer is 46.
[Question]Nina enjoys keeping insects as pets. She has 3 spiders and 50 ants. Each spider has 8 eyes. Each ant has 2 eyes. How many eyes are there in total among Nina’s pet insects?
[Answer]The number of eyes from the spiders is 3 * 8 = 24 eyes. The number of eyes from the ants is 50 * 2 = 100 eyes. The total number of eyes among Nina’s insects is 24 + 100 = 124 eyes. The answer is 124.
[Question]The total distance between 2 towns is 200 miles. Roger and his friend drove 1/4 of the total distance, taking 1 hour to do so. They take lunch for another 1 hour and then drove the remaining distance going at the same speed as before. What's the total amount of time, in hours, Roger and his friend took to travel between the two towns?
[Answer]
When they covered 1 / 4 of the total distance, they were 1 / 4 * 200 = 50 miles away from the starting point. The total distance remaining is 200 - 50 = 150 miles. If they took 1 hour to travel 50 miles, their speed was 50 / 1 = 50 miles per hour. If Roger was driving at 50 miles per hour, then the total time it took him to travel 150 miles is 150 / 50 = 3 hours. The total amount of time taken for the whole journey is 3 + 1 + 1 = 5 hours. The answer is 5.