Question: It is the rainy season in central Texas. It rained for 7 hours on Monday at a rate of 1 inch per hour. On Tuesday, it rained for 4 hours at a rate of 2 inches per hour, and on Wednesday, it rained for 2 hours at a rate of twice that of the previous day. What is the total combined rainfall, in inches, for these three days?
Answer: On Monday, 7 hours of rain at a rate of 1 inch per hour is 7 * 1 = 7 inches of rain. On Tuesday, 4 hours of rain at a rate of 2 inches per hour is 4 * 2 = 8 inches of rain. Twice the rate of Tuesday is 2 * 2 = 4 inches per hour. Wednesday, 2 hours of rain at a rate of 4 inches per hour is 2 * 4 = 8 inches of rain. The combined total of the rainfall for these three days is 7 + 8 + 8 = 23 inches of rain. The answer is 23.
[Question]A wildlife team is monitoring the number of birds in a park. There are 3 blackbirds in each of the park’s 7 trees. There are also 13 magpies roaming around the park. How many birds are in the park in total?
[Answer]In the trees, there are 7 trees * 3 blackbirds per tree = 21 blackbirds. In addition to the magpies, there is a total of 21 blackbirds + 13 magpies = 34 birds in the park. The answer is 34.
Q: Darius has 5 buckets of water. One contains 11 ounces, one contains 13 ounces, one contains 12 ounces, one contains 16 ounces, and one contains 10 ounces. He pours the ten-ounce bucket into a bigger bucket, along with one of the other four. The total in the bigger bucket is now 23 ounces. He pours the remaining three buckets into a second large bucket. How many ounces does the second large bucket contain?
A: Darius poured the 13 - ounce bucket into the first large bucket because 23 - 10 = 13. The remaining buckets are thus the 11, 12, and 16 ounce buckets. The second large bucket contains 39 ounces because 11 + 12 + 16 = 39. The answer is 39.
Question: Debora has 12 more dresses than Melissa. Melissa has half the number of dresses Emily has. If Emily has 16 dresses, how many dresses do the three of them have in total?
Answer: Melissa has 16 / 2 = 8 dresses. Debora has 8 + 12 = 20 dresses. In total, they have 16 + 8 + 20 = 44 dresses. The answer is 44.
[Question]A few friends are making a small movie. They hire a few actors and that cost $1200. They also get food for the 50 people there. Each person gets $3 worth of food. Equipment rental costs twice as much as food and actors combined. They sold the movie for $10,000. How much profit did they make?
[Answer]The food cost 3 * 50 = $150. So the total cost without equipment rental was 1200 + 150 = $1350. So equipment rental cost 1350 * 2 = $2700. So the total cost was 2700 + 1350 = $4050. That means they made 10000 - 4050 = $5950. The answer is 5950.
[Question]The number of math problems that Marvin practiced today is three times as many as the number of problems he solved yesterday. His friend, Arvin, has practiced twice as many math problems on each day. How many math problems have they practiced altogether if Marvin solved 40 math problems yesterday?
[Answer]
If Marvin solved 40 math problems yesterday, he has solved 40 * 3 = 120 math problems today. The total number of math problems that Marvin has practiced is 120 + 40 = 160. Arvin has practiced twice as many as Marvin, so has practiced 160 * 2 = 320 problems. Together, Marvin and Arvin have solved 320 + 160 = 480 math problems. The answer is 480.