Question: Coleen loved sprinkles. At the beginning of the day, she had twelve cans of sprinkles. After applying sprinkles to her hair, her clothing and her pets, she had 3 less than half as many cans of sprinkles as she started out with. How many cans of sprinkles remained?
Answer: Half of twelve cans of sprinkles is 12 / 2 = 6 cans. Three less than half as many cans of sprinkles is 6 - 3 = 3 cans of sprinkles. The answer is 3.
[Question]After tests in California, the total number of Coronavirus cases was recorded as 2000 positive cases on a particular day. The number of cases increased by 500 on the second day, with 50 recoveries. On the third day, the total number of new cases spiked to 1500 with 200 recoveries. What's the total number of positive cases after the third day?
[Answer]When 500 new cases were recorded after the tests, the total number of positive cases increased to 2000 cases + 500 cases = 2500 cases. With 50 recoveries, the total number of cases reduced to 2500 cases - 50 cases = 2450 cases. On the third day, with 1500 new cases, the total number of cases became 2450 cases + 1500 cases = 3950 cases. If 200 people recovered from the virus, the total number of people with Coronavirus became 3950 cases - 200 cases = 3750 cases. The answer is 3750.
Q: There were 60 women at the party, and three-fourths of these women were married and brought their husbands with them to the party. If 3/4 of the men at the party were single, how many people attended the party?
A: 60 x 3 / 4 = 45 females are married which means there are also 45 married males. If 1 / 4 of the men are married, which represents 45 men, then 4 * 45 = 180 is the total number of men who attended the party. Thus, there are a total of 60 women and 180 men, or a total of 60 + 180 = 240 people at the party. The answer is 240.
Question: On Monday, Mack writes in his journal for 60 minutes at a rate of 1 page every 30 minutes. On Tuesday, Mack writes in his journal for 45 minutes at a rate of 1 page every 15 minutes. On Wednesday, Mack writes 5 pages in his journal. How many pages total does Mack write in his journal from Monday to Wednesday?
Answer: On Monday, Mack writes 60 / 30 = 2 pages. On Tuesday, Mack writes 45 / 15 = 3 pages. In total, from Monday to Wednesday, Mack writes 2 + 3 + 5 = 10 pages. The answer is 10.
[Question]Bobby made a big batch of soup weighing 80 kg. Each day the batch gets reduced by half. How many kg will it reach on the fourth day after he made the soup?
[Answer]On the first day, the soup reduces down to 80 / 2 = 40 kg. On the second day, it reduces down to 40 / 2 = 20 kg. On the third day, it is reduced to 20 / 2 = 10 kg. And on the fourth day, it is finally down to 10 / 2 = 5 kg. The answer is 5.
[Question]George and Harry want to fill a pool with buckets. George can carry two buckets each round, and Harry can carry three buckets each round. If it takes 110 buckets to fill the pool, how many rounds will it take to fill the pool?
[Answer]
Each round 2 + 3 = 5 buckets will be filled. It will take 110 / 5 = 22 rounds. The answer is 22.