[Question]Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns, $11 for pulling weeds and $9 for putting down mulch. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours, pulled weeds for 9 hours and put down mulch for 10 hours. How much money did she earn in September?
[Answer]Grace mowed lawns for 63 hours at $6 / hour, so earned 63 * 6 = $378. Grace pulled weeds for 9 hours at $11 / hour, so earned 9 * 11 = $99. Grace put down mulch for 10 hours at $9 / hour, so earned 10 * 9 = $90. During September Grace earned $378 + $99 + $90 = $567. The answer is 567.
Q: Chad is hosting a BBQ on the hottest day of the year, where there will be a total of 15 people. He will need 2 pounds of ice per person to account for the heat. One pound bags of ice are sold for $3.00 for a pack of 10. How much will he spend on ice?
A: He’s inviting 15 guests and will need 2 pounds per person so he will need 15 * 2 = 30 pounds of ice. Ice is sold in 10 - pound bags and he needs 30 pounds so he will need 30 / 10 = 3 bags of ice. Each bag is $3.00 and he needs 3 bags so they will cost 3 * 3 = $9.00. The answer is 9.
Question: James joins a football team and becomes the star. He scores 4 touchdowns per game and each touchdown is worth 6 points. There are 15 games in the season. He also manages to score 2 point conversions 6 times during the season. The old record was 300 points during the season. How many points did James beat the old record by?
Answer: He scored 4 * 6 = 24 points per game. So he scored 15 * 24 = 360 points from touchdowns. He also scored 2 * 6 = 12 points from the 2 point conversions. So he scored a total of 360 + 12 = 372 points. That means he beat the old record by 372 - 300 = 72 points. The answer is 72.
[Question]Charlie owns one flute, two horns, and a harp. Carli owns twice as many flutes as Charlie, half as many horns as Charlie, but no harps. What is the combined total number of musical instruments owned by Charlie and Carli?
[Answer]Charlie owns one flute, two horns, and a harp for a total of 1 + 2 + 1 = 4 instruments. Twice as many flutes as Charlie is 2 * 1 = 2 flutes,. Half as many horns as Charlie is 2 / 2 = 1 horn. Thus, Carli owns 2 + 1 = 3 instruments. Therefore, the combined total number of musical instruments owned by Charlie and Carli is 4 + 3 = 7 instruments. The answer is 7.
Q: Twenty gallons of tea were poured into 80 containers. Geraldo drank 3.5 containers. How many pints of tea did Geraldo drink?
A: 20 gallons = 160 pints. 160 / 80 = 2 pints. 3.5 * 2 pints = 7 pints. Geraldo drank 7 pints of tea. The answer is 7.
Question: The dinner bill for 6 friends came to $150. Silas said he would pay for half of the bill and the remaining friends could split the rest of the bill and leave a 10% tip for the whole meal. How many dollars will one of the friends pay?
Answer:
Silas paid half = 150 / 2 = 75. Remaining bill paid by 5 friends = 75 + 10% of 150 = 75 + 15 = 90. Each person will pay 1 / 5 which is 90 / 5 = 18. Each friend will pay $18. The answer is 18.