Q: Rory has 30 more jellybeans than her sister Gigi who has 15 jellybeans. Lorelai has already eaten three times the number of jellybeans that both girls have. How many jellybeans has Lorelai eaten?
A: Rory has 30 more jellybeans than Gigi who has 15 so Rory has 30 + 15 = 45 jellybeans. Rory has 45 jellybeans and Gigi has 15 so that's 45 + 15 = 60 jellybeans total. Lorelai has eaten three times the amount of jellybeans that both girls have so she has eaten 3 * 60 = 180 jellybeans. The answer is 180.
Question: There were 600 people in the stadium when the football game started. Before the game was over, one-fourth of the boys and one-eighth of the girls left early. How many people remained to see the end of the game if there were 240 girls at the beginning of the game?
Answer: There were 600 - 240 = 360 boys at the beginning of the game. So, 360 x 1 / 4 = 90 boys left early. And 240 x 1 / 8 = 30 girls left early. A total of 90 + 30 = 120 people left early. Therefore, 600 - 120 = 480 people remained to see the end of the game. The answer is 480.
[Question]Hansel makes $30,000 a year and just received a 10% raise. Gretel makes the same amount as Hansel but received a 15% raise. How much more money will Gretel make compared to Hansel?
[Answer]Hansel makes $30,000 and received a 10% raise so his raise is 30,000 * .10 = $3,000.00. Hansel now makes 30,000 + 3,000 = $33,000 a year. Gretel makes $30,000 and received a 15% raise so her raise is 30,000 * .15 = $4,500.00. Gretel now makes 30,000 + 4,500 = $34,500 a year. If Gretel makes $34,500 a year and Hansel makes $33,000 then Gretel makes 34,500 - 33,000 = $1,500 more a year than Hansel. The answer is 1500.
Q: Weng earns $12 an hour for babysitting. Yesterday, she just did 50 minutes of babysitting. How much did she earn?
A: Weng earns 12 / 60 = $0.2 per minute. Working 50 minutes, she earned 0.2 x 50 = $10. The answer is 10.
Question: A local restaurant is offering an 8 piece fried chicken bucket and 2 sides for $12.00 that will feed 6 people. If Monty was having a family reunion for 36 family members, how much will it cost him to buy enough chicken and sides to feed everyone one serving?
Answer: Monty needs to feed 36 family members and each chicken / meal combo feeds 6 people so he needs 36 / 6 = 6 combos. Each chicken / meal combo costs $12.00 and he needs 6 so it will cost him 12 * 6 = $72.00 to feed everyone. The answer is 72.
Q: James is running a fundraiser selling candy bars. Each box has 10 candy bars in it. He sells 5 boxes. He sells each candy bar for $1.50 and buys each bar for $1. How much profit does he make from these sales?
A:
He makes 1.5 - 1 = $.5 from each candy bar. He sells 5 * 10 = 50 candy bars. So he makes 50 * .5 = $25. The answer is 25.