Question: Mark is injured so decides to spend more time reading. He used to read 2 hours a day but increased that by 150%. Before he read 100 pages a day. How many pages does he read a week now?
Answer: His reading speed is 100 / 2 = 50 pages a day. He reads 2 * 1.5 = 3 hours more now than before. So now he reads 2 + 3 = 5 hours per day. That means he reads 5 * 50 = 250 pages per day. So he reads 250 * 7 = 1750 pages a week. The answer is 1750.
[Question]James wants to build a ladder to climb a very tall tree. Each rung of the ladder is 18 inches long and they are 6 inches apart. If he needs to climb 50 feet how many feet of wood will he need for the rungs?
[Answer]He needs 12 / 6 = 2 rungs per foot. So he needs 50 * 2 = 100 rungs. Each rung is 18 / 12 = 1.5 feet. So he needs 1.5 * 100 = 150 feet. The answer is 150.
Q: Lindsay has 4 dolls with blonde hair; four times more dolls with brown than blonde hair; 2 fewer dolls with black than brown hair. How many more dolls with black and brown hair combined does Lindsay have than blonde-haired dolls?
A: Lindsay has 4 x 4 = 16 brown - haired dolls. She has 16 - 2 = 14 black - haired dolls. Thus, Lindsay has 16 + 14 = 30 black and brown hair dolls combined. Therefore, she has 30 - 4 = 26 more dolls with black and brown hair combined than blonde - haired dolls. The answer is 26.
Question: Julio has four bottles of orange soda and seven bottles of grape soda in his fridge. His friend Mateo has a bottle of orange soda and 3 bottles of grape soda in his fridge. If the amount of beverage in each bottle is 2 liters, how many more liters of soda does Julio have?
Answer: Julio has 4 * 2 = 8 liters of orange soda. Julio also has 7 * 2 = 14 liters of grape soda. Julio therefore has a total of 8 + 14 = 22 liters of soda. The amount of orange soda that Mateo has is 1 * 2 = 2 liters of orange soda. In addition, Mateo has 3 * 2 = 6 liters of grape soda. In total, Mateo has 2 + 6 = 8 liters of soda. This means that Julio has 22 - 8 = 14 liters more of soda. The answer is 14.
[Question]There are four members in one household. Each member consumes 3 slices of bread during breakfast and 2 slices of bread for snacks. A loaf of bread has 12 slices. How many days will five loaves of bread last in this family?
[Answer]A total of 3 + 2 = 5 slices of bread are consumed by each member every day. So a family consumes a total of 5 x 4 = 20 slices of bread every day. Five loaves of bread have 5 x 12 = 60 slices of bread. Thus, the 5 loaves of bread last for 60 / 20 = 3 days. The answer is 3.
[Question]Two puppies, two kittens, and three parakeets were for sale at the pet shop. The puppies were three times more expensive than the parakeets, and the parakeets were half as expensive as the kittens. If the cost of one parakeet was $10, what would it cost to purchase all of the pets for sale at the pet shop, in dollars?
[Answer]
Puppies cost three times more than parakeets, or 3 * $10 = $30 per puppy. Parakeets were half as expensive as the kittens, or 2 * $10 = $20 per kitten. Two puppies cost 2 * $30 = $60. Two kittens cost 2 * $20 = $40. And three parakeets cost 3 * $10 = $30. Thus, the cost to purchase all of the pets for sale at the pet shop is $60 + $40 + $30 = $130. The answer is 130.