[Question]Sam, Sid, and Steve brought popsicle sticks for their group activity in their Art class. Sam has thrice as many as Sid, and Sid has twice as many as Steve. If Steve has 12 popsicle sticks, how many popsicle sticks can they use for their Art class activity?
[Answer]Sid has 12 x 2 = 24 sticks. Sam has 24 x 3 = 72 sticks. Thus, they have 24 + 72 + 12 = 108 popsicle sticks. The answer is 108.
Q: Jenny has a tummy ache. Her brother Mike says that it is because Jenny ate 5 more than thrice the number of chocolate squares that he ate. If Mike ate 20 chocolate squares, how many did Jenny eat?
A: Thrice the number of chocolate squares that Mike ate is 20 squares * 3 = 60 squares. Jenny therefore ate 60 squares + 5 squares = 65 chocolate squares. The answer is 65.
Question: Rodney has 35 dollars more than Ian. Ian has half as much money as Jessica has. If Jessica has 100 dollars, how much more money does Jessica have than Rodney?
Answer: Ian has 100 / 2 = 50 dollars. Rodney has 50 + 35 = 85 dollars. Jessica has 100 - 85 = 15 more dollars than Rodney. The answer is 15.
[Question]There are 40 students in a class. If 1/10 are absent, 3/4 of the students who are present are in the classroom, and the rest are in the canteen, how many students are in the canteen?
[Answer]Out of the 40, 40 x 1 / 10 = 4 students are absent. So, 40 - 4 = 36 students are present in school. Out of the 36, 36 x 3 / 4 = 27 students are in the classroom. This means, 36 - 27 = 9 students are in the canteen. The answer is 9.
Q: Rafael works 10 hours on Monday and 8 hours on Tuesday on his delivery job. With 20 hours left to work in the week, how much money does Rafael make if he is paid $20 per hour?
A: The total number of hours that Rafael has worked by Tuesday is 8 + 10 = 18 hours. To complete his assigned work hours, Rafael works 20 hours more, making his total weekly hours to be 18 + 20 = 38 hours. Since he is paid $20 per hour, he makes $20 * 38 = $760 a week. The answer is 760.
Question: Janelle had 26 green marbles. Then she bought 6 bags of blue marbles. There were 10 marbles in each bag. She created a gift of 6 green marbles and 8 blue marbles and gave it to a friend. How many marbles does Janelle have now?
Answer:
Janelle has 6 bags * 10 blue marbles = 60 marbles. Janelle has a total of 26 green marbles + 60 blue marbles = 86 marbles. Janelle gave away a gift of 6 green + 8 blue marbles = 14 marbles. Janelle has a final amount of 86 marbles - 14 marbles = 72 marbles. The answer is 72.