Question: John buys 2 packs of gum and 3 candy bars. Each stick of gum cost half as much as the candy bar. If the candy bar cost $1.5 each, how much did he pay in total?
Answer: The gum cost $1.5 / 2 = $.75 per pack. So he pays $.75 * 2 = $1.5 for the gum. He pays $1.5 * 3 = $4.5 for the candy bars. So in total, he pays $1.5 + $4.5 = $6. The answer is 6.
[Question]Artemis is making tea for a party. She knows her mom drinks an 8-ounce cup of tea and uses one ounce of tea. She will use this same ratio for the party. The party has 12 people there and each of them wants a 6-ounce cup of tea. How many ounces of tea does she need?
[Answer]She is making 72 ounces of water because 12 x 6 = 72. She needs 9 ounces of tea because 72 / 8 = 9. The answer is 9.
Q: Missy has an obedient dog and a stubborn dog. She has to yell at the stubborn dog four times for every one time she yells at the obedient dog. If she yells at the obedient dog 12 times, how many times does she yell at both dogs combined?
A: First find the number of times Missy yells at the stubborn dog: 4 * 12 times = 48 times. Then add the number of times she yells at the obedient dog to find the total number of times she yells: 48 times + 12 times = 60 times. The answer is 60.
Question: Miriam is trying to exercise more and figures if she counts her exercises it will be encouraging to see her numbers go up. On Monday she does 5 push-ups. On Tuesday she does 7 push-ups. On Wednesday she does twice as many push-ups as the day before. On Thursday she does half the number of total pushups she already did that week. Finally, on Friday she does as many pushups as the total number she did over the previous four days. How many pushups does Miriam do on Friday?
Answer: On Monday Miriam does 5 push - ups + 7 push - ups on Tuesday = 12 push - ups on both days. On Wednesday she does twice as many push - ups as she did on Tuesday, 7 x 2 = 14 push - ups on Wednesday. Over the first 3 days, she did a total of 14 + 12 = 26 pushups. On Thursday Miriam did 1 / 2 the same number of total pushups she had already done that week, so she did 1 / 2 x 26 = 13 pushups on Thursday. On Friday she does as many push - ups as the total of what she had done over the previous four days, so she did 5 + 7 + 14 + 13 = 39 push - ups on Friday. The answer is 39.
[Question]After sharing 100 stickers with her friends, Xia had five sheets of stickers left. If each sheet had ten stickers on it, how many stickers did Xia have at the beginning?
[Answer]Five sheet have 5 x 10 = 50 stickers. Therefore, Xia had 100 + 50 = 150 stickers at the beginning. The answer is 150.
[Question]An 18-month magazine subscription is normally $34. The magazine is currently running a promotion for $0.25 off each twice-a-month issue when signing up for the 18-month subscription. How many dollars cheaper is the promotional subscription than the normal one?
[Answer]
The subscription sends twice monthly issues, so there are 2 * 18 = 36 issues. Thus, the promotional offer is 36 * 0.25 = $9 cheaper than the normal subscription. The answer is 9.