Q: Nicky went to the DMV. He spent 20 minutes waiting to take a number, and quadruple that amount of time plus 14 minutes waiting for his number to be called. How long did he wait total?
A: First find how long Nicky spent waiting for his number to be called: 4 * 20 minutes + 14 minutes = 94 minutes. Then add the time he spent waiting to take a number: 94 + 20 = 114 minutes. The answer is 114.
Question: Pauly is making omelets for his family. There are three dozen eggs, and he plans to use them all. Each omelet requires 4 eggs. Including himself, there are 3 people. How many omelets does each person get?
Answer: He has 36 eggs because 3 x 12 = 36. He can make 9 omelets because 36 / 4 = 9. Each person gets 3 omelets because 9 / 3 = 3. The answer is 3.
[Question]Wanda walks her daughter .5 miles to school in the morning and then walks .5 miles home. She repeats this when she meets her daughter after school in the afternoon. They walk to school 5 days a week. How many miles does Wanda walk after 4 weeks?
[Answer]She walks .5 miles to school and back 4 times a day so that's .5 * 4 = 2 miles. She walks 2 miles a day for 5 days so that's 2 * 5 = 10 miles. Over 4 weeks of walking 10 miles per week she walks 4 * 10 = 40 miles. The answer is 40.
Q: John buys 20 hours of music a month. The average length of a song is 3 minutes. He buys each song for $.50. How much does he pay for music a year?
A: He buys 20 * 60 = 1200 minutes of music a month. So that is 1200 / 3 = 400 songs. That means he pays 400 * .5 = $200 a month. So it comes out to 200 * 12 = $2400 a year. The answer is 2400.
Question: Matt is playing basketball. In the first quarter, he made 2-point shots four times and 3-point shots twice. How many points did he score for that quarter?
Answer: His total score for the 2 - point shots is 2 x 4 = 8. His total score for the 3 - point shots is 3 x 2 = 6. His total score for the first quarter is 8 + 6 = 14. The answer is 14.
Q: In a restaurant, the chef prepared 17 meals to sell for lunch. During lunch, he sold 12 meals. After lunch, the chef prepared another 5 meals for dinner. How many meals does the chef have for dinner, assuming he can use the remaining lunch meals as well?
A:
The chef had 17 - 12 = 5 meals left after lunch. So, the chef has 5 + 5 = 10 meals for dinner. The answer is 10.