Question: Brendan went fishing with his dad. Brenden caught 8 fish in the morning. He threw 3 back that were too small. He caught 5 more in the afternoon. Brendan’s dad caught 13 fish. How many fish did they catch in all?
Answer: Brenden caught 8 fish in the morning + 5 in the afternoon = 13 fish. After throwing the small fish back, Brenden has 13 – 3 = 10 fish. Together, Brenden and his dad caught 10 + 13 = 23 fish. The answer is 23.
[Question]Alex has some new shirts. Joe has 3 more new shirts than Alex. Ben has eight more new shirts than Joe. If Ben has 15 new shirts, how many new shirts does Alex have?
[Answer]Joe has 15 - 8 = 7 new shirts. Alex has 7 - 3 = 4 new shirts. The answer is 4.
Q: Jane is dividing up minnows to be carnival prizes. She bought 600 minnows, and each prize is a bowl with 3 minnows. If 800 people are going to play the game and 15% win a prize, how many minnows will be left over?
A: First find the number of people that win a prize: 800 people * 15% = 120 people. Then multiply that number by the number of minnows each person wins: 120 people * 3 minnows / person = 360 minnows. Then subtract that number of minnows won from the starting number to find the number that are left: 600 minnows - 360 minnows = 240 minnows. The answer is 240.
Question: Jack cycles from his home to the store. Then he cycles, at the same speed, 50 miles to his friend Peter. It takes Jack twice as long to go from his home to the store as it takes to go from the store to his friend. If Peter and Jack now cycle back to the store together, how many miles in total have they cycled today?
Answer: When Jack cycles from home to the store, it takes 2 * 50 = 100 miles. He then cycles 50 miles to Peter. When Peter and Jack cycle back to the store, they cover a total of 50 + 50 = 100 miles. The total number of miles covered is 100 + 50 + 100 = 250 miles. The answer is 250.
[Question]Zach rented a car for $150 plus 50 cents for each mile. He drove 620 miles on Monday and another 744 miles on Thursday. How much did he spend?
[Answer]On Monday Zach spent 620 * 0.5 = 310 dollars on miles. On Thursday Zach spent 744 * 0.5 = 372 dollars on miles. In total, Zach spent 150 + 310 + 372 = 832 dollars. The answer is 832.
[Question]Each wall of a 3 sided shower has 8 tiles running the width of the wall and 20 tiles running the height of the wall. How many tiles are in the shower?
[Answer]
There are 8 tiles along the width and 20 tiles along the height for a total of 8 * 20 = 160 tiles. Each wall has 160 tiles and there are 3 walls so there are 160 * 3 = 480 tiles in the shower. The answer is 480.