Q: A group of six friends planned to buy a car. The cost of the car is $1700 and they plan to share the cost equally. They had a car wash to help raise funds, which would be taken out of the total cost. The remaining cost would be split between the six friends. At the car wash, they earn $500. However, Brad decided not to join in the purchase of the car. How much more does each friend have to pay now that Brad isn't participating?
A: Start by finding the total that is left, $1700 car price - $500 earned at car wash = $1200 remaining. So the six friends should pay $1200 / 6 people = $200 each. Since Brad is not joining, then the 5 friends have to split Brad's share which is $200 / 5 = $40 each. The answer is 40.
Question: Juniper, the Irish Setter, has 4 bones. Her master gives her enough bones to double her number of bones. Unfortunately, the neighbor's dog steals away two of Juniper's bones. How many bones does Juniper have remaining?
Answer: Doubling 4 bones gives her 4 * 2 = 8 bones. The neighbor's dog steals two bones, leaving 8 - 2 = 6 bones. The answer is 6.
[Question]Leo had 400 marbles in a jar. He packed the marbles with ten marbles in each pack, and he gave some of them to his two friends, Manny and Neil.  He gave Manny 1/4 of the number of packs of marbles, Neil received 1/8 of the number of packs of marbles, and he kept the rest. How many packs of marbles did Leo keep?
[Answer]Leo had 400 / 10 = 40 packs of marbles. He gave Manny 1 / 4 x 40 = 10 packs of marbles. And, Neil received 1 / 8 x 40 = 5 packs of marbles. Thus, Leo. gave a total of 10 + 5 = 15 packs of marbles. Therefore, Leo kept 40 - 15 = 25 packs of marbles. The answer is 25.
Q: James has 3 gallons of milk. He drank 13 ounces of the milk. If there are 128 ounces in a gallon, how many ounces of milk does James have left?
A: First find out how many ounces of milk James had to begin with by multiplying the number of gallons by the number of ounces per gallon: 3 gallons * 128 ounces / gallon = 384 oz. Now subtract the 13 ounces James drank from the initial amount of milk: 384 oz - 13 oz = 371 oz. The answer is 371.
Question: A pet store has six dogs for sale. They have half as many cats, twice as many birds, and thrice as many fish for sale. How many animals are for sale in the pet store?
Answer: The pet store has 6 / 2 = 3 cats for sale. They have 6 x 2 = 12 birds for sale. They have 6 x 3 = 18 birds for sale. Therefore, there are a total of 6 + 3 + 12 + 18 = 39 pets for sale. The answer is 39.
Q: A bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds and each individual ear of corn weighs .5 pounds. If Clyde picked 2 bushels of corn over the weekend, how many individual corn cobs did he pick?
A:
He picked 2 bushels of corn and each bushel weighs 56 pounds so he picked 2 * 56 = 112 pounds of corn. Each ear of corn weighs .5 pounds and he has 112 pounds of corn so he picked 112 / .5 = 224 ears of corn. The answer is 224.