Q: Ruth prepared sandwiches. She ate 1 sandwich and gave 2 sandwiches to her brother. Her first cousin arrived and ate 2 sandwiches. Then her two other cousins arrived and ate 1 sandwich each. There were 3 sandwiches left. How many sandwiches did Ruth prepare?
A: Ruth's two cousins ate a total of 2 x 1 = 2 sandwiches. So there were 3 + 2 = 5 sandwiches left before her two cousins arrived. Before her first cousin arrived, there were 5 + 2 = 7 sandwiches. Ruth and her brother had 1 + 2 = 3 sandwiches altogether. Therefore, Ruth prepared 7 + 3 = 10 sandwiches.". The answer is 10.
Question: Chad is hosting a BBQ on the hottest day of the year, where there will be a total of 15 people. He will need 2 pounds of ice per person to account for the heat. One pound bags of ice are sold for $3.00 for a pack of 10. How much will he spend on ice?
Answer: He’s inviting 15 guests and will need 2 pounds per person so he will need 15 * 2 = 30 pounds of ice. Ice is sold in 10 - pound bags and he needs 30 pounds so he will need 30 / 10 = 3 bags of ice. Each bag is $3.00 and he needs 3 bags so they will cost 3 * 3 = $9.00. The answer is 9.
[Question]Ryan has 30 stickers. Steven has thrice as many stickers as Ryan.  Terry has 20 more stickers than Steven. How many stickers do they have altogether?
[Answer]Steven has 3 x 30 = 90 stickers. And, Terry has 90 + 20 = 110 stickers. Therefore, they have 30 + 90 + 110 = 230 stickers altogether. The answer is 230.
Q: Maria is a saleswoman at a flower shop. On the first day, she sold 30 tulips and 20 roses. The next day, she doubled the previous day's sales. On the third day, she sold only 10% of the tulips sold on the second day and 16 roses. The price of one tulip is $2 and one rose is $3. How much did Maria earn over these three days?
A: On the second day, Maria sold 30 * 2 = 60 tulips. She also sold 20 * 2 = 40 roses the second day. On the third day, Maria sold only 10 / 100 * 60 = 6 tulips. Over these three days Maria sold 30 + 60 + 6 = 96 tulips. She also sold 20 + 40 + 16 = 76 roses. So on the tulips Maria earned 96 * 2 = $192. And on roses Maria earned 76 * 3 = $228. In total, over these three days, Maria has earned 192 + 228 = $420. The answer is 420.
Question: A bathroom has 10 6 inch tiles along its width and 20 6 inch tiles along its length. What is the square footage of the bathroom?
Answer: There are 10 tiles that are 6 inches long running the width of the bathroom so it is 10 * 6 = 60 inches long. There are 12 inches in a foot and it’s 60 inches wide so it is 60 / 12 = 5 feet wide. There are 20 tiles that are 6 inches long running the length of the bathroom so it’s 20 * 6 = 120 inches long. There are 12 inches in a foot and it’s 120 inches long so it is 120 / 12 = 10 feet wide. The square footage is l x w so the bathroom has 10 * 5 = 50 sq feet. The answer is 50.
Q: Mark buys a loaf of bread for $4.20 and some cheese for $2.05. He gives the cashier $7.00. If the cashier only has 1 quarter and 1 dime in his till, plus a bunch of nickels, how many nickels does Mark get in his change?
A:
First subtract the cost of Mark's groceries from the amount he gives the cashier to find how much he gets in change: $7.00 - $4.20 - $2.05 = $0.75. Then subtract the value of a quarter in cents (25) and the value of a dime in cents (10) from the change amount to find how much Mark gets paid in nickels: $0.75 - $0.25 - $0.10 = $0.40. Now divide the amount Mark gets in nickels by the value per nickel in cents (5) to find how many nickels Mark gets: $0.40 / $0.05 / nickel = 8 nickels. The answer is 8.