Q: Bella bought stamps at the post office. Some of the stamps had a snowflake design, some had a truck design, and some had a rose design. Bella bought 11 snowflake stamps. She bought 9 more truck stamps than snowflake stamps, and 13 fewer rose stamps than truck stamps. How many stamps did Bella buy in all?
A: The number of truck stamps is 11 + 9 = 20. The number of rose stamps is 20 − 13 = 7. Bella bought 11 + 20 + 7 = 38 stamps in all. The answer is 38.
Question: Mrs. Smith wanted to buy wears worth $500. She went to a boutique with the $500 but by the time she had picked out everything she liked, she realized that she would need two-fifths more money than she had. If the shop owner gave her a discount of 15%, how much more money will she still need?
Answer: Two fifths of $500 is (2 / 5) * $500 = $200. She needed $200 more than $500 which is $200 + $500 = $700. 15% of $700 is (15 / 100) * $700 = $105. She was given a $105 discount so she has to pay $700 - $105 = $595. She would still need $595 - $500 = $95. The answer is 95.
[Question]Lisa and Carly go shopping together. Lisa spends $40 on t-shirts then spends half of this amount on jeans and twice this amount on coats. Carly spends only a quarter as much as Lisa on t-shirts but spends 3 times as much on jeans and a quarter of the amount Lisa spent on coats. In dollars, how much did Lisa and Carly spend in total?
[Answer]Lisa spends $40 on t - shirts / 2 = $20 on jeans. She also spends $40 on t - shirts * 2 = $80 on coats. So Lisa has spent a total of 40 + 20 + 80 = $140. Carly spends $40 / 4 = $10 on t - shirts. She also spends $20 per pair of jeans * 3 = $60 on jeans. She then also spends $80 Lisa’s cost for coats / 4 = $20 on coats. So Carly has spent a total of 10 + 60 + 20 = $90. Lisa and Carly have therefore spent a total of 140 + 90 = $230. The answer is 230.
Q: There were 100 jelly beans in a bag to be given away on Halloween. Out of the 40 children taking part in the Halloween celebration, 80% were allowed to draw jelly beans from the bag. Each child drew two jelly beans out of the bag. How many jelly beans remained in the bag after the children took their share?
A: Out of the 40 children taking part in the Halloween celebration, 80% were allowed to draw jelly beans from the bag, a total of 80 / 100 * 40 = 32 children. If each of the 32 children drew two jelly beans out of the bag, they drew a total of 32 * 2 = 64 jelly beans from the bag. The total number of jelly beans that remained is 100 - 64 = 36. The answer is 36.
Question: Sammy can eat 15 pickle slices. His twin sister Tammy can eat twice as much as Sammy. Their older brother Ron eats 20% fewer pickles slices than Tammy. How many pickle slices does Ron eat?
Answer: Tammy can eat twice as many pickle slices as Sammy who eats 15 so Tammy can eat 15 * 2 = 30 pickle slices. Ron eats 20% fewer pickle slices than Tammy who eats 30 pickle slices so that's .20 * 30 = 6 fewer slices than Tammy. Tammy eats 30 slices and Ron eats 6 less, then Ron eats 30 - 6 = 24 pickle slices. The answer is 24.
Q: Albert is wondering how much pizza he can eat in one day. He buys 2 large pizzas and 2 small pizzas. A large pizza has 16 slices and a small pizza has 8 slices. If he eats it all, how many pieces does he eat that day?
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He eats 32 from the largest pizzas because 2 x 16 = 32. He eats 16 from the small pizza because 2 x 8 = 16. He eats 48 pieces because 32 + 16 = 48. The answer is 48.