[Question]Chef Michel made shepherd's pie cut into 4 pieces and chicken pot pie cut into 5 pieces for the lunch crowd. 52 customers ordered slices of shepherd's pie and 80 customers ordered slices of chicken pot pie. How many total pies did Chef Michel sell?
[Answer]Chef Michel sold 52 / 4 = 13 shepherd's pies. He sold 80 / 5 = 16 chicken pot pies. He sold a total of 13 + 16 = 29 meat pies. The answer is 29.
Q: Jackson wants to go on a shopping spree, so his mom says she will give him some spending money if he does extra chores. She promises $5 per hour spent on chores. Jackson spends 2 hours vacuuming, and decides to do this twice. He also spends 0.5 hours washing dishes, and three times as long cleaning the bathroom. How much spending money has Jackson earned?
A: Jackson spent a total of 2 * 2 = 4 hours vacuuming. This means he earned 4 * $5 = 20 dollars from vacuuming. He earned 0.5 * $5 = 2.5 dollars from washing dishes. Cleaning the bathroom took three times as long as the dishes, so he spent 0.5 * 3 = 1.5 hours in the bathroom. This means he earned 1.5 * $5 = $7.5 from cleaning the bathroom. In total, he has earned $20 + $2.5 + $7.5 = $30. The answer is 30.
Question: Bob is tilling a plot of his garden. The plot is 110 feet wide by 120 feet long. His tiller digs a swath two feet wide, and he can till 1 foot of ground in about 2 seconds. How long will it take him to till this plot of land, in minutes?
Answer: If Bob goes along the side that's 120 feet long, he will till 110 / 2 = 55 rows. Each of these rows are 120 feet long, so he will push the tiller a total of 120 * 55 = 6,600 feet. He tills 1 linear foot of ground every 2 seconds, so it will take him 2 * 6,600 = 13,200 seconds to till this plot. 13,200 seconds is 13,2000 / 60 = 220 minutes. The answer is 220.
[Question]Three blue chips are in a jar which is 10% of the entire chips. If 50% of the chips are white and the rest are green, how many green chips are there?
[Answer]10% + 50% = 60% of the chips in the jar are not green. So, 100% - 60% = 40% of the chips are green. There are 40% / 10% = 4 sets of 10% to make 40%. Hence, there are 3 chips x 4 sets = 12 green chips. The answer is 12.
Q: Kathleen receives a weekly allowance for completing all of her chores. During middle school, her allowance was $2 more than $8 but during her senior year, her allowance was $5 more than twice her middle school allowance. What is the percentage increase in Kathleen's weekly allowance?
A: Kathleen's allowance in middle school was $8 + $2 = $10. Twice her middle school allowance is $10 x 2 = $20. So, Kathleen's senior year allowance is $20 + $5 = $25. Her allowance increased by $25 - $10 = $15. Kathleen's percent increase in her weekly allowance is $15 / $10 x 100% = 150%. The answer is 150.
Question: It takes Jason 30 minutes to cut 1 lawn in his neighborhood. If he cuts 8 yards on both Saturday and Sunday, how many hours does he spend cutting grass?
Answer:
He cuts 8 yards on both Saturday and Sunday so that’s 2 * 8 = 16 yards. It takes him 30 minutes to cut 1 yard so it takes him 30 * 16 = 480 minutes. There are 60 minutes in 1 hour and it takes him 480 minutes so that’s a total of 480 / 60 = 8 hours. The answer is 8.