Question: Roosevelt High school plays a basketball tournament with Greendale High school. Roosevelt high school scores 30 points in the first game, half as much in the second game, and triple as much as the second game in the third game. At the end of the tournament, Roosevelt high school receives 50 bonus points and Greendale high school has 10 points less than Roosevelt high school. How many points does Greendale high school have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The points Roosevelt high school has for the second game are 30 / 2 = 15 points. The points Roosevelt high school has for the third game are 15 * 3 = 45 points. The total points Roosevelt high school has for the tournament are 30 + 15 + 45 + 50 = 140 points. The total points Greendale high school has for the tournament are 140 - 10 = 130 points.
So the answer is 130.


Question: Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy. If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then how many pencils does Candy have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then Calen originally had 10 + 10 = 20 pencils. Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and thus Caleb has 20 - 5 = 15 pencils. Let's let "x" represent the number of pencils owned by Candy. Since Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy, then (2 * x) - 3 = 15. This simplifies to 2 * x = 18. Thus, the number of pencils owned by Candy is x = 9 pencils.
So the answer is 9.


Question: Keegan is in school for 7.5 hours each day and he is taking 7 classes. He has history and chemistry classes for a combined total of 1.5 hours. How many minutes does Keegan spend in one of his other classes on average?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
He has 7 - 2 = 5 other classes. 7.5 hours - 1.5 hours = 6 hours. 6 hours = 360 minutes. 360 / 5 = 72 minutes. Keegan spends 72 minutes in one of his other classes.
So the answer is 72.