Question: Tommy has a flag that is 5 feet wide and 4 feet tall. He wants to paint it with a new design. He knows from experience that he needs to paint both sides. Paint costs $2 a quart and a quart is good for 4 square feet. How much does he spend on paint?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Each side of the flag is 20 square feet because 5 x 4 = 20. Both side total to 40 square feet because 2 x 20 = 40. He will need 10 quarts because 40 / 4 = 10. This will cost $20 because 10 x 2 = 20.
So the answer is 20.


Question: Each member of Greg’s softball team needs to buy one uniform made up of a shirt, a pair of pants, and socks. A shirt costs $7.50, a pair of pants cost $15, and socks cost $4.50 each if each team member buys the uniform items on their own. If they buy the items as a group, they are given a discount. A discounted shirt cost $6.75, a discounted pair of pants cost $13.50, and discounted socks cost $3.75. How much would their team of 12 save with the group discount?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The cost of a regularly - priced uniform is $7.50 for the shirt + $15 for pants + $4.50 for socks = $27. The cost of a discounted uniform is $6.75 for the shirt + $13.50 for pants + $3.75 for socks = $24. By purchasing the discounted uniform, each team member would save $27 for full price - $24 for discounted = $3. So, for the team of 12, they would save $3 * 12 = $36.
So the answer is 36.


Question: Emily loves to have pets and for that reason, she has 4 dogs in her home. Each one eats 250 grams of food per day. She has to go on vacation for 14 days. How many kilograms of food should she buy for her 4 dogs so they don't starve while she is out?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Each dog would eat 250 grams so 4 will would eat 4 x 250 grams = 1000 grams of food per day. 1.000 grams is equal a 1 kilogram. Emily is going on vacation for 14 days and with the 4 dogs together eating 1 kilogram of food per day, 14 days x 1 kg of food / day = 14 kg of food would be enough for two weeks.
So the answer is 14.