Q: A casino table pays 3:2 if you get a blackjack with your first 2 cards. If you scored a blackjack and were paid $60, what was your original bet?
A: The payout for blackjack is 3:2 or 3 / 2 = 1.5 times my bet. If my original bet was X then I won 1.5 * X my bet. Given that I was paid $60 we know $60 = 1.5X. X = $60 / 1.5. X = $40 was my original bet. The answer is 40.
Question: Paul eats a lot when he studies. He loves sandwiches and eats them at the same rate every three days. He eats 2 sandwiches the first day, then doubles that number of sandwiches for the second day. On the third day, he doubles the number of sandwiches he ate on the second day. How many sandwiches would Paul eat if he studied 6 days in a row?
Answer: Paul doubles the amount that he ate on the second day, so eats 2 x 2 = 4 sandwiches. For the third day, he doubles the number of sandwiches he ate on the second day, so eats 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 sandwiches. To get the total amount of sandwiches he ate over three days it's necessary to add up the amount he ate each day: 2 + 4 + 8 = 14 sandwiches. Since he eats 14 sandwiches every 3 days, then in 6 days he would eat 14 x 2 = 28 sandwiches in total. The answer is 28.
[Question]Nathan went to the arcade. He played the air hockey game 2 times and the basketball game 4 times. If each game cost 3 tokens, how many tokens did he use?
[Answer]Nathan played a total of 2 air hockey + 4 basketball = 6 games. This cost him 6 games x 3 tokens each = 18 tokens. The answer is 18.
Q: Samson is going to another town which is 140 km away. He will use his car that uses ten liters of gasoline for a distance of 70 km. How many liters of gasoline will Samson need for a one-way trip?
A: Samson will need 140 km / 70 km = 2 ten liters of gasoline for a one - way trip to a town. Therefore, he will need a total of 2 x 10 liters = 20 liters of gasoline. The answer is 20.
Question: Xavier is twice as old as Yasmin is. Xavier will 30 years old in six years. What is the total of their ages now?
Answer: If in six years Xavier will be 30 years old, he is 30 - 6 = 24 years old now. If Xavier is twice as old as Yasmin, Yasmin is 24 / 2 = 12 years old. The total of their ages now is 12 + 24 = 36 years. The answer is 36.
Q: In the Oprah Winfrey High School marching band, each trumpet and clarinet player carries 5 pounds of weight, each trombone player carries 10 pounds of weight, each tuba player carries 20 pounds of weight, and each drum player carries 15 pounds of weight. If there are 6 trumpets, 9 clarinets, 8 trombones, 3 tubas, and 2 drummers, how much weight does the total marching band carry?
A:
First find the total number of clarinet and trumpet players: 6 players + 9 players = 15 players. Then find the total weight of the trumpets and clarinets: 15 players * 5 pounds / player = 75 pounds. Then find the total weight of the trombones: 8 players * 10 pounds / player = 80 pounds. Then find the total weight of the tubas: 3 players * 20 pounds / player = 60 pounds. Then find the total weight of the drummers: 2 drummers * 15 pounds / player = 30 pounds. Then add the weight of each type of instrument to find the total weight: 75 pounds + 80 pounds + 60 pounds + 30 pounds = 245 pounds. The answer is 245.