Question: Julio goes fishing and can catch 7 fish every hour. By the 9th hour, how many fish does Julio have if he loses 15 fish in the process?
Answer: Julio catches a total of 7 fish / hour * 9 hours = 63 fish. After losing some of the fish, Julio has 63 fish - 15 fish = 48 fish. The answer is 48.
[Question]John and James decided to have a dance-off. John danced for 3 hours and then another 5 hours after taking a 1-hour break. James danced the whole time John was dancing and resting, and then another 1/3 times more hours. How long was their combined dancing time without including John's break time?
[Answer]John dances 3 + 5 = 8 hours. John's total time is 3 + 5 + 1 = 9 hours. James dances 9 / 3 = 3 hours longer than that. So James dances 9 + 3 = 12 hours. So the total dancing time is 8 + 12 = 20 hours. The answer is 20.
Q: A chef needs to make french fries. He can get 25 fries out of 1 potato. He has 15 potatoes and he needs 200 fries. How many potatoes will he have leftover?
A: To make 200 fries he will need 200 / 25 fries per potato = 8 potatoes. He has 15 potatoes - 8 potatoes = 7 leftover potatoes. The answer is 7.
Question: Dorchester works at a puppy wash. He is paid $40 per day + $2.25 for each puppy he washes. On Wednesday, Dorchester earned $76. How many puppies did he wash that day?
Answer: First find out how much he earned just from puppy washing: $76 - $40 = $36 for puppy washing. Now divide this amount by the payment per puppy: $36 / $2.25 per puppy = 16 puppies. The answer is 16.
[Question]A company is lining a 900-foot path with a fence. Every 6 feet, a fence pole is placed. The entire path is lined with a fence except for a 42-foot bridge. How many fence poles will be placed along the whole path on both sides?
[Answer]There are 900 - 42 = 858 feet of path to line. There are poles every 6 feet, so the company needs 858 / 6 = 143 poles. The poles have to go on both sides of the path, so there will be 143 * 2 = 286 fence poles along the whole path. The answer is 286.
[Question]Lucy lost one-third of her money. She then spent one-fourth of the remainder, and only left with $15. How much money did Lucy have at the beginning?
[Answer]
The $15 is 1 - 1 / 4 = 3 / 4 of the money left. Since 3 / 4 is equal to $15, then 1 / 4 is equal to $15 / 3 = $5. So Lucy had $5 x 4 = $20 left after losing 1 / 3 of her money. Hence, $20 is 1 - 1 / 3 = 2 / 3 of the money that Lucy had at the beginning. Since 2 / 3 is equal to $20, then 1 / 3 is equal to $20 / 2 = $10. Therefore, Lucy had $10 x 3 = $30 at the beginning. The answer is 30.