Question: Matilda had 20 chocolate bars and shared them evenly amongst herself and her 4 sisters. When her father got home from work, he was upset that they did not put aside any chocolates for him. They felt bad, so they each gave up half of their chocolate bars for their father. Their father then gave 3 chocolate bars to their mother and ate 2. How many chocolate bars did Matilda's father have left?
Answer: Matilda and her sisters each got 20 chocolate bars / 5 people = 4 chocolate bars / person. They each gave 4 / person / 2 = 2 chocolate bars / person to their father. Their father received 2 chocolate bars / person x 5 people = 10 chocolate bars. Their father had 10 chocolate bars - 3 chocolate bars - 2 chocolate bars = 5 chocolate bars left. The answer is 5.
[Question]If Billy sleeps 6 hours one night, then 2 more hours than that the following night, and then half the previous amount the following night, and then finally triple the previous amount the final night, how much did he sleep in that four day period?
[Answer]Billy slept 6 hours the first night. He then slept 6 + 2 = 8 hours the second night. Billy then slept 8 / 2 = 4 hours the third night. Finally, Billy slept 4 * 3 = 12 hours the fourth night. In total, Billy slept 6 + 8 + 4 + 12 = 30 hours. The answer is 30.
Q: Bob is building a vegetable garden. It is 220 feet long by 120 feet wide. Half of the garden is going to be tilled land. A third of the rest of it will have trellises for vining plants, and the rest will be devoted to raised beds. How big will the raised bed section of the garden be?
A: The garden is 220 * 120 = 26,400 square feet. The tilled land will take up half the area, and the trellises and raised beds will be the other half. Each half is 26,400 / 2 = 13,200 square feet. The trellises will take up 1 / 3 of the remaining land, so the raised beds will take 1 - 1 / 3 = 2 / 3 of the remaining land. So the total area of the raised bed area will be 13,200 square feet * (2 / 3) = 8,800 square feet. The answer is 8800.
Question: Cynthia has four times as many water balloons as her husband, Randy. Randy has only half as many water balloons as his daughter, Janice. If Janice throws all 6 of her water balloons at her father, how many water balloons does Cynthia have, which she could also choose to throw at Randy?
Answer: Randy has only half as many water balloons as Janice’s 6, for a total of (½) * 6 = 3 water balloons. Cynthia has 4 times as many water balloons as Randy, for a total of 4 * 3 = 12 water balloons. The answer is 12.
[Question]There were 90 jellybeans in a jar. Samantha snuck 24 jellybeans out of the jar, without being seen. Shelby ate 12 jellybeans from the jar. Their mom, Shannon, refilled the jar with half as much as Samantha and Shelby took out. How many jellybeans are in the jar now?
[Answer]There were 90 - 24 = 66 jellybeans in the jar after Samantha snuck some. There were 66 - 12 = 54 jellybean in the jar after Shelby ate some. Samantha and Shelby took 24 + 12 = 36 jellybeans from the jar. Shelby refilled the jar with 36 / 2 = 18 jellybeans. There are 54 + 18 = 72 jellybeans in the jar. The answer is 72.
[Question]Rookie police officers have to buy duty shoes at the full price of $85, but officers who have served at least a year get a 20% discount. Officers who have served at least three years get an additional 25% off the discounted price. How much does an officer who has served at least three years have to pay for shoes?
[Answer]
Cops that served a year pay $85 * 0.2 = $17 less. Cops that served a year pay $85 - $17 = $68. Cops that served at least 3 years get a $68 * 0.25 = $17 discount. Cops that served at least 3 years pay $68 - $17 = $51 for shoes. The answer is 51.