Question: Ashley and her family went to the movies on Saturday. Children’s tickets cost $4.25 and adult tickets cost $3.25 more. They were given a $2 discount for buying more than 3 tickets. How much did they spend if they bought two adult tickets and four children’s tickets?
Answer: The adult tickets cost $4.25 + $3.25 = $7.50. So two adult tickets cost $7.50 x 2 = $15. Four children's tickets cost $4.25 x 4 = $17. So the total cost of all the tickets amounted to $15 + $17 = $32. The family had a discount, so they paid a total of $32 - $2 = $30. The answer is 30.
[Question]Oli's banana split has 4 scoops of ice cream while Victoria has twice more scoops of ice cream than Oli's. How many more scoops of ice cream does Victoria have than Oli?
[Answer]Victoria has 4 x 2 = 8 scoops of ice cream. Therefore, Victoria has 8 - 4 = 4 more scoops of ice cream than Oli. The answer is 4.
Q: Toby, the Alaskan Malamute, can pull a sled at a speed of 20 miles per hour if the sled is unloaded, but he pulls the same sled at a speed of 10 miles per hour if the sled is fully loaded. If Toby takes a continuous 4-part journey, first pulling the loaded sled for 180 miles, then pulling the unloaded sled for 120 miles, then pulling the loaded sled 80 miles, and finally, pulling the unloaded sled another 140 miles, how many hours in total will Toby spend pulling the sled?
A: Pulling a loaded sled at 10 mph for 180 miles takes 180 / 10 = 18 hours. Pulling an unloaded sled at 20 mph for 120 miles takes 120 / 20 = 6 hours. Pulling a loaded sled at 10 mph for 80 miles takes 80 / 10 = 8 hours. Pulling an unloaded sled at 20 mph for 140 miles takes 140 / 20 = 7 hours. In total, Toby will have pulled the sled for 18 + 6 + 8 + 7 = 39 hours. The answer is 39.
Question: Based on a 2008 study, children 6–11 years old spend 45 minutes each day watching television. How many hours do these children watch television in 2 weeks if they are allowed to watch television 4 days a week?
Answer: The children watch a total of 45 x 4 = 180 minutes in a week. In hours, this is equal to 180 / 60 = 3 hours a week. Thus, these children watch 3 x 2 = 6 hours in two weeks. The answer is 6.
[Question]Arthur knows that he needs to finish 800 pages of reading over the summer. He has read 80% of a 500-page book and 1/5 of a 1000 page book. How many more pages does he need to reach to meet his goal?
[Answer]He read 400 pages from the 500 page book because 500 x .8 = 400. He read 200 pages from the 1000 page book because 1000 x (1 / 5) = 200. He has read 600 pages in total. He needs to read 200 more pages to reach 800 pages because 800 - 600 = 200. The answer is 200.
[Question]Deborah has four letters to mail. Standard postage is $1.08 per letter, with an additional charge for international mail. Deborah is mailing two letters internationally, and she is paying $4.60 to mail four letters. How many cents is the additional charge per letter for international shipping?
[Answer]
A dollar is 100 cents, so standard postage is 108 cents. Deborah’s four letters cost 108 * 4 = 432 cents for standard postage. She paid 460 - 432 = 28 cents for international shipping on two letters. Thus, the additional international shipping charge is 28 / 2 = 14 cents per letter. The answer is 14.