Question: Jeff was driving to the capital city to attend a conference. At first, he was driving at 80 miles/hour for about 6 hours, then the speed limit changed and he had to slow down to 60 miles/hour, and so he drove at this speed for 4 hours. Then he made a stop at a gas station. Once the car was full of gas, he drove at 40 miles/hour the rest of the trip for 2 hours. How many miles did he travel?
Answer: In the first stretch he drove 80 miles / hour x 6 hours = 480 miles. In the second stretch he drove 60 miles / hour x 4 hours = 240 miles. After the gas station he drove 40 miles / hour x 2 hours = 80 miles. In total he drove 480 miles + 240 miles + 80 miles = 800 miles. The answer is 800.
[Question]Jeanne wants to ride the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, and the bumper cars. The Ferris wheel costs 5 tickets, the roller coaster costs 4 tickets and the bumper cars cost 4 tickets. Jeanne has 5 tickets. How many more tickets should Jeanne buy?
[Answer]The total number of tickets needed is 5 tickets + 4 tickets + 4 tickets = 13 tickets. Jeanne needs 13 tickets - 5 tickets = 8 tickets. The answer is 8.
Q: Nancy can hula hoop for 10 minutes. Casey can hula hoop 3 minutes less than Nancy. Morgan can hula hoop three times as long as Casey. How long can Morgan hula hoop?
A: Casey can hula hoop 3 minutes less than Nancy so she can hula hoop for 10 - 3 = 7 minutes. Morgan can hula hoop three times as long as Casey, who can hula hoop for 7 minutes, so she can hula hoop for 3 * 7 = 21 minutes. The answer is 21.
Question: Josh gets together with 7 friends. Everyone including him puts 5 dollars into a pot. First place gets 80% of the money. Second and third place split the rest. How much money does third place get?
Answer: 7 + 1 = 8 people threw money into the pot. So the amount of money in the pot is 8 * 5 = $40. First place gets 40 * .8 = $32. So there is 40 - 32 = $8 left in the pot after first place gets his cut. So third place gets 8 / 2 = $4. The answer is 4.
[Question]Bailey needs to buy 2 new sets of towels for the guest bathroom and 4 new sets for her master bathroom. The set of towels for the guest bathroom are $40.00 each and the master bathroom set is $50.00 each. The store is currently offering 20% off so how much will Bailey spend on towel sets?
[Answer]She needs 2 sets of guest towels that are $40.00 each so that’s 2 * 40 = $80.00. She needs 4 sets of master bath towels that are $50.00 each so that’s 4 * 50 = $200.00. Together, the towels will cost 80 + 200 = $280.00. The store is offering 20% off of her $280.00 towels so that’s 280 * .20 = $56.00 discount. Her $280.00 towels have a $56.00 discount making them 280 - 56 = $224.00. The answer is 224.
[Question]Teagan saved 200 pennies in her piggy bank. Rex has a mason jar filled with 100 nickels. Toni has 330 dimes stashed inside a giant mug. How much money did the three kids save altogether?
[Answer]
Teagan saved 1 cent (.01) x 200 = $2. Rex has 5 cents (.05) x 100 = $5. Toni has 10 cents (.10) x 330 = $33. Together, the three kids saved $2 + $5 + $33 = $40. The answer is 40.