Question: A married couple opened a savings account. The wife committed to saving $100 every week while the husband committed to saving $225 every month. After 4 months of savings, they decided to invest half of their money in buying stocks. Each share of stocks costs $50. How many shares of stocks can they buy?
Answer: The wife saves $100 / week x 4 weeks / month = $400 a month. Together, the wife and husband save $400 / month + $225 / month = $625 / month. In 4 months, their total savings is $625 / month x 4 months = $2500. They are going to invest $2500 / 2 = $1250. So, they can buy $1250 / $50 / share = 25 shares of stocks. The answer is 25.
[Question]Lorraine made a pan of brownies and cut them into 16 pieces. Her children ate 25% of the brownies when they got home from school. After dinner, the entire family ate 50% of the remaining brownies. After everyone went to bed, Lorraine ate 1 more brownie. How many brownies are left over?
[Answer]Her children ate 25% of the 16 brownies so they ate .25 * 16 = 4 slices. There were 16 brownies and the children ate 4 slices, leaving 16 - 4 = 12 brownies. The family ate 50% of the remaining 12 brownies so they ate .50 * 12 = 6 brownies. There were 12 brownies and they ate 6 which leaves 12 - 6 = 6 brownies. Lorraine had 1 more of the 6 remaining brownies which leaves 6 - 1 = 5 brownies. The answer is 5.
Q: Daisy is a poodle puppy who loves to play with her dog toys. She often loses them in various ways, and her owner needs to replace them. On Monday, Daisy played with 5 dog toys. On Tuesday, Daisy had 3 dog toys left after losing some, and her owner went to the store and got her 3 more. On Wednesday, all of Daisy's old and new dog toys were missing, so her owner went to the store and bought her 5 more. If Daisy's owner found all the lost dog toys, including the new dog toys, how many dog toys would Daisy have now?
A: Daisy originally had 5 dog toys on Monday + 3 more her owner bought her on Tuesday = 8 dog toys. On Wednesday Daisy's owner bought her 5 more dog toys + 8 old ones = 13 total dog toys if none were lost. The answer is 13.
Question: Hannah is trying to figure out how much she'll get paid this week. She makes $30/hour and works 18 hours per week. Her pay is docked $5 each time she's late. If she was late 3 times this week, how much does she get paid?
Answer: Hannah's total earnings are 18 hours * $30 / hour = $540 a week. Her pay was docked because she was late 3 times, so 3 times * $5 per time = $15 were docked. She gets paid $540 - $15 = $525 at the end of the week. The answer is 525.
[Question]Stoney Hollow Middle School is taking a field trip to the zoo. There are 109 fifth graders, 115 sixth graders, and 118 seventh graders. There are 4 teachers and 2 parents from each grade coming along to chaperone on the trip. There are 72 seats on each school bus. How many buses are needed for the field trip?
[Answer]There are 109 fifth graders + 115 sixth graders + 118 seventh graders = 342 students going on the trip. There are 4 teachers + 2 parents = 6 adults going on the field trip for each grade. There are 3 grades going, so 3 grades x 6 adults / grade = 18 total adults going on the trip. There are 342 students + 18 adults = 360 people going on the trip. So, 360 people / 72 seats = 5 buses. The answer is 5.
[Question]James turned 23 the same time John turned 35. Tim is 5 years less than twice John's age. If Tim is 79 how old is James?
[Answer]
James is 35 - 23 = 12 years younger than John. 5 years less than Tim's age is 79 - 5 = 74 years old. So John is 74 / 2 = 37 years old. That means James is 37 - 12 = 25 years old. The answer is 25.