[Question]Jason sent 220 text messages on Monday, half as many text messages on Tuesday, and 50 text messages each day Wednesday through Friday. How many text messages did he send on average during those five days?
[Answer]First find how many text messages he sent on Tuesday: 220 messages / 2 = 110 messages. Then find how many text messages he sent Wednesday - Friday: 50 messages / day * 3 days = 150 messages. Then add up all the messages he sent to find the total: 110 messages + 150 messages + 220 messages = 480 messages. Then divide that number by the number of days to find the average number of messages he sent per day: 480 messages / 5 days = 96 messages / day. The answer is 96.
Q: Matt is four times as old as Fem. Currently, Fem is 11 years old. In two years, what is the sum of the ages of Matt and Fem?
A: Matt is 11 x 4 = 44 years old now. In 2 years, Matt will be 44 + 2 = 46 years old. In 2 years, Fem will be 11 + 2 = 13 years old. So, the sum of their ages in two years is 46 + 13 = 59 years old. The answer is 59.
Question: Greg bought a 20-pack of granola bars to eat at lunch for the week. He set aside one for each day of the week, traded three of the remaining bars to his friend Pete for a soda, and gave the rest to his two sisters. How many did each sister get when they split them evenly?
Answer: Greg kept 1 granola bar for each of the 7 days of the week, so there were 20 - 7 = 13 bars left. He traded 3 to his friend Pete, so there were 13 - 3 = 10 bars left. His 2 sisters split the rest evenly, so each got 10 / 2 = 5 granola bars. The answer is 5.
[Question]A pound of strawberries costs $2.20 and a pound of cherries costs 6 times as much as strawberries. If Briget will buy 5 pounds of strawberries and 5 pounds of cherries, how much will it cost?
[Answer]Five pounds of strawberries cost $2.20 x 5 = $11. A pound of cherries costs $2.20 x 6 = $13.20. Five pounds of cherries cost $13.20 x 5 = $66. Therefore, it will cost Briget a total of $11 + $66 = $77. The answer is 77.
Q: Porche has 3 hours to get all her homework done. Her math homework takes her 45 minutes. Her English homework takes her 30 minutes. Her science homework takes her 50 minutes. Her history homework takes her 25 minutes. She also has a special project due the next day. How much time does she have left to get that project done?
A: She has 180 minutes to do work because 3 times 60 equals 180. She has already spent 150 minutes on homework because 45 plus 30 plus 50 plus 25 equals 150. She has 30 minutes to finish her project because 180 minus 150 equals 30. The answer is 30.
Question: Gary has 6 pounds of flour. He will use 4 pounds of flour to make cakes which require 0.5 pounds of flour each. The remaining 2 pounds of flour will be used to bake cupcakes, which require 1/5 pounds of flour. He plans to sell the cakes for $2.5 each and the cupcakes for $1 each in the school's bake sale. How much will Gary earn?
Answer:
Gary can bake 4 / 0.5 = 8 cakes from the 4 pounds of flour. He can bake 2 / 1 / 5 = 10 cupcakes from the 2 pounds of flour. So, he will earn $2.5 x 8 = $20 from the cakes. Hence, Gary will earn a total of $20 + $10 = $30 from baking 8 cakes and 10 cupcakes. The answer is 30.