[Question]Central Park had 8 more than half of the number of trash cans as in Veteran's Park. Then one night, someone took half of the trash cans from Central Park and put them in Veteran's Park. If originally there were 24 trash cans in Veteran's Park, how many trash cans are now in Veteran's Park?
[Answer]Half the original number of trash cans in Veteran's Park is 24 / 2 = 12 trash cans. Thus Central Park originally had 8 more than half the number of trash cans as what was originally in Veteran's Park, or 12 + 8 = 20 trash cans. Half of the trash cans from Central Park is 20 / 2 = 10 trash cans. After the addition of the 10 new cans, there are now 24 + 10 = 34 trash cans in Veteran's Park. The answer is 34.
Q: Erika and her brother Rick want to buy a gift for their mother that costs $250. They have both saved money. Erika saved $155 and her brother saved only half of the cost of the gift. They also want to surprise their mother with a birthday cake that costs $25. How much money will they have left after buying their mother a gift and cake?
A: Rick's savings are half the price of the gift, which is $250 / 2 = $125. The total savings for the two siblings is $155 + $125 = $280. Mom's gift costs $250 + $25 for the cake = $275. Subtracting the total cost of the gift from the total savings, we get $280 - $275 = $5 left. The answer is 5.
Question: Katrina has 120 cookies to sell at her bakery. She plans to take home any cookies she doesn’t sell by the end of the day. In the morning, she sells 3 dozen cookies. During the lunch rush, she sells 57 cookies. In the afternoon, she sells 16 more cookies. How many cookies does she have left to take home?
Answer: There are 12 cookies in 1 dozen, so in the morning, she sold 12 x 3 dozen = 36 cookies. Throughout the day, she sold 36 cookies in the morning + 57 cookies at lunch + 16 cookies in the afternoon = 109 cookies. She started with 120 cookies – 109 cookies sold = 11 cookies to take home. The answer is 11.
[Question]Two trains left the station at the same time, but took different tracks to their destination. One took a track that was 200 miles long and it went 50 MPH. The other took the other track that was 240 miles long and it went 80 MPH. How much time did it take them on average? (Round to the nearest integer.)
[Answer]The first train took 5 hours because 200 / 40 = 5. The second train took 3 hours because because 240 / 80 = 3. The total time was 8 hours because 5 + 3 = 8. The average time was 4 hours because 8 / 2 = 4. The answer is 4.
Q: The Jacksonville Walmart normally gets 120 customer complaints per day. That number increases by 1/3rd when they're short-staffed and this increases by another 20% when the self-checkout is broken. If the store was short-staffed and the self-checkout was broken for 3 days, how many complaints does the store get?
A: First find the number of complaints per day when the store is short - staffed: 120 complaints / day * 4 / 3 = 160 complaints / day. Then find the number of complaints per day when the self - checkout is broken and they're short - staffed: 160 complaints / day * 1.2 = 192 complaints / day. Then multiply the number of complaints per day by the number of days to find the total number of complaints: 192 complaints / day * 3 days = 576 complaints. The answer is 576.
Question: At Sunshine Orchard, there are 12 more than three times the number of pumpkins at Moonglow Orchard. If Moonglow Orchard has 14 pumpkins how many are there at Sunshine Orchard?
Answer:
Three times the number of pumpkins at Moonglow Orchard is 14 * 3 = 42. Sunshine Orchard has 12 + 42 = 54 pumpkins. The answer is 54.