[Question]One necklace is worth $34. Bob decided to buy one for his wife. But, he also bought a book, which is $5 more expensive than the necklace. Before he went shopping, Bob set a limit and decided not to spend more than $70. How many dollars over the "limit" did Bob spend?
[Answer]The book is $5 more expensive than the necklace, which means the book costs 34 + 5 = $39. Both products which Bob wants to buy cost in total 39 + 34 = $73. So Bob will spend 73 - 70 = $3 over the limit. The answer is 3.
Q: Jack has a stack of books that is 12 inches thick. He knows from experience that 80 pages is one inch thick. If he has 6 books, how many pages is each one on average?
A: There are 960 pages because 80 x 12 = 960. Each book is 160 pages because 960 / 6 = 160. The answer is 160.
Question: In five years Sam will be 3 times as old as Drew. If Drew is currently 12 years old, how old is Sam?
Answer: In five years Drew will be 12 + 5 = 17 years old. In five years Sam will be 3(17) = 51 years old. Sam is currently 51 - 5 = 46 years old. The answer is 46.
[Question]Bill is stocking the kitchenware section of the Walmart. He needs to stack 60 pots. On each shelf, he can stack five pots vertically and three sets of vertically stacked pots side-by-side. How many shelves does he need to stock all the pots?
[Answer]First find how many pots fit on one shelf: 5 pots / set * 3 sets = 15 pots. Then divide the number of pots Bill has by the number that fit on each shelf: 60 pots / 15 pots / shelf = 4 shelves. The answer is 4.
Q: Hanna has $300. She wants to buy roses at $2 each and give some of the roses to her friends, Jenna and Imma. Jenna will receive 1/3 of the roses, and Imma will receive 1/2 of the roses. How many roses does Hanna give to her friends?
A: Hanna can buy $300 / $2 = 150 roses. So, Jenna will receive 1 / 3 x 150 = 50 roses. While Imma will receive 1 / 2 x 150 = 75 roses. Therefore, Hanna gives a total of 50 + 75 = 125 roses to her friends. The answer is 125.
Question: Following her doctor’s recommendation to up her daily water intake, Nancy now drinks the equivalent of 60% of her body weight in water. If Nancy’s daily water intake is 54 pounds, how much, in pounds, does she weigh?
Answer:
Let Nancy’s weight be x. We know that 60 / 100 * x = 54 pounds. This translates to x = 54 * 100 / 60 = 90 pounds. The answer is 90.