Q: Lara bought 52 stems of flowers at the flower shop. She gave 15 flowers to her mom and gave 6 more flowers than she gave to her mom to her grandma. She put the rest in a vase. How many stems of flowers did Lara put in the vase?
A: Lara gave 15 + 6 = 21 stems of flowers to her grandma. She gave away 21 + 15 = 36 stems of flowers. Therefore, Lara put 52 - 36 = 16 stems of flowers in the vase. The answer is 16.
Question: John decides to fix a racecar. It cost $20,000 to fix but he gets a 20% discount. He wins his first race but only keeps 90% of the money. The prize is $70,000. How much money did he make from the car?
Answer: He gets a 20000 * .2 = $4000 discount. So he paid 20000 - 4000 = $16000. He kept 70000 * .9 = $63000. So he made 63,000 - 16,000 = $47,000. The answer is 47000.
[Question]A bond paper ream has 500 sheets and costs $27. An office needs 5000 sheets of bond paper. How much will it cost to buy their needed sheets of paper?
[Answer]An office needs to buy 5000 / 500 = 10 reams of bond paper. So, it will cost 10 x $27 = $270. The answer is 270.
Q: A rectangle has a length of 3 inches and a width of 6 inches. A square has a width of 5 inches. What is the difference in area between the two shapes?
A: The area of the rectangle is 3 x 6 = 18 sq in. The area of the square is 5 x 5 = 25 sq in. The difference is 25 - 18 = 7 sq in. The answer is 7.
Question: Jimmy has a collection of 5 action figures. Each figure is worth $15, except for one which is worth $20. He decided to sell his collection. To do it fast he decided to sell each of them for $5 less than their value. How much will Jimmy earn if he sells all the figures?
Answer: Four of the five figures are worth 4 * 15 = $60. With one more expensive figure, they are all worth 60 + 20 = $80. On all action figures, Jimmy will lose 5 * 5 = $25 if he sells them cheaper. So if Jimmy sells the figures he will get 80 - 25 = $55. The answer is 55.
Q: Eliza buys 200 ornamental rings to sell in their local shop, twice the number of the remaining stock. After selling 3/4 of the total stock, her mother buys 300 more ornamental rings, and after three days, sells 150. What's the total number of ornamental rings remaining in the store?
A:
If Eliza restocked twice the original number of ornamental rings, the number was 200 / 2 = 100 rings. The total number of ornamental rings in stock is now 200 + 100 = 300 rings. When she sells 3 / 4 of the stock, the total number of rings sold is 3 / 4 * 300 = 225 rings. The remaining stock is 300 - 225 = 75 rings. When her mother buys 300 more rings, the stock is boosted to 75 + 300 = 375 rings. She then sells out 150, reducing the stock to 375 - 150 = 225 rings. The answer is 225.