[Question]Ten boys brought 15 popsicle sticks each. Twelve girls brought 12 popsicle sticks each. How many fewer popsicle sticks did the girls bring than the boys?
[Answer]The boys brought a total of 10 x 15 = 150 popsicle sticks. The girls brought a total of 12 x 12 = 144 popsicle sticks. Therefore, the girls brought 150 - 144 = 6 fewer popsicle sticks than the boys. The answer is 6.
Q: Joan is at the grocery store. She has a total of $60 to spend. She is going to purchase 2 containers of hummus, which are $5 each. She is going to purchase chicken for $20, bacon for $10, and vegetables for $10. She wants to purchase apples which are $2 each. With her remaining money, how many apples can she purchase?
A: The total cost of the hummus is 2 * $5 = $10. The total cost of the chicken, bacon, and vegetables is $20 + $10 + $10 = $40. The remaining money she has is $60 - $10 - $40 = $10. The amount of apples she can purchase is $10 / $2 = 5. The answer is 5.
Question: There were sweets on the table. Jack came and took half of all the candies and 4 more candies. Then Paul came and took the remaining 7 sweets. How many sweets were on the table at first?
Answer: Jack took 4 more candies than the half, and Paul took the rest, which means 7 + 4 = 11 candies were half of all candies. That means at first there were 11 * 2 = 22 candies. The answer is 22.
[Question]Flora has been experiencing frequent fractures. Dr. Juan has asked her to strengthen her bones by drinking 105 gallons of milk within 3 weeks. Flora thinks that drinking 3 gallons of milk daily will be enough, but her brother says she'll still need to drink more. To fulfill Dr. Juan’s requirement, how many more gallons must Flora drink daily?
[Answer]3 weeks translate to 3 * 7 days = 21 days. To meet Dr. Juan’s recommendation would mean drinking 105 / 21 = 5 gallons daily. This means that Flora must drink 5 - 3 = 2 more gallons daily. The answer is 2.
Q: Madison takes her dog to the dog park. Counting Madison's dog, half the dogs have spots and 1/5 have pointy ears. If 15 dogs have spots, how many have pointy ears?
A: First double the number of dogs with spots to find the total number of dogs: 15 dogs * 2 = 30 dogs. Then multiply that number by 1 / 5 to find the number that have pointy ears: 30 dogs * 1 / 5 = 6 dogs. The answer is 6.
Question: Mr. Sam shared a certain amount of money between his two sons, Ken and Tony. If Ken got $1750, and Tony got twice as much as Ken, how much was the money shared?
Answer:
Tony got twice $1750 which is 2 * $1750 = $3500. The total amount shared was $1750 + $3500 = $5250. The answer is 5250.