[Question]Samuel is arranging his grandma’s teacups. They are stored in boxes and inside the boxes, they are stacked 5 rows high with 4 cups in each row. Of the 26 boxes in her attic, 6 of the boxes contain pans, half of the remaining boxes contain decorations, and the rest of the boxes contain her teacups. Samuel breaks 2 of the cups every time he picks up one of the boxes. By the time Samuel has taken all of the teacups out of the boxes, how many teacups are left?
[Answer]Taking the boxes of pans out of the total attic boxes shows that 26 boxes – 6 boxes of pans = 20 boxes are either decorations or teacups. Since half of these boxes are decorations, the other half must be made up of 20 boxes / 2 = 10 boxes of teacups. Each box of cups initially has 5 rows x 4 cups = 20 teacups inside. Samuel breaks cups each time he picks up a box, which means each box now contains 20 – 2 = 18 teacups. Therefore, there are 10 boxes * 18 teacups = 180 teacups left. The answer is 180.
Q: A clothing store sells 20 shirts and 10 pairs of jeans. A shirt costs $10 each and a pair of jeans costs twice as much. How much will the clothing store earn if all shirts and jeans are sold?
A: Twenty shirts amount to $10 x 20 = $200. The cost of each pair of jeans is $10 x 2 = $20. So 10 pairs of jeans amount to $20 x 10 = $200. Therefore, the store will earn $200 + $200 = $400 if all shirts and jeans are sold. The answer is 400.
Question: Eliza buys 200 ornamental rings to sell in their local shop, twice the number of the remaining stock. After selling 3/4 of the total stock, her mother buys 300 more ornamental rings, and after three days, sells 150. What's the total number of ornamental rings remaining in the store?
Answer: If Eliza restocked twice the original number of ornamental rings, the number was 200 / 2 = 100 rings. The total number of ornamental rings in stock is now 200 + 100 = 300 rings. When she sells 3 / 4 of the stock, the total number of rings sold is 3 / 4 * 300 = 225 rings. The remaining stock is 300 - 225 = 75 rings. When her mother buys 300 more rings, the stock is boosted to 75 + 300 = 375 rings. She then sells out 150, reducing the stock to 375 - 150 = 225 rings. The answer is 225.
[Question]John climbs 3 staircases. The first staircase has 20 steps. The next has twice as many steps as the first. The final staircase has 10 fewer steps than the second one. Each step is 0.5 feet. How many feet did he climb?
[Answer]The second flight had 20 * 2 = 40 steps. The third had 40 - 10 = 30 steps. So in total, he climbed 20 + 40 + 30 = 90 steps. So he climbed 90 * .5 = 45 feet. The answer is 45.
Q: Lily is going abroad on vacation with her family. Each of her 4 siblings is bringing 2 suitcases, and her parents are bringing 3 suitcases. Lily decides that there is already too much luggage and she won't be bringing any. How many suitcases is the entire family bringing on vacation?
A: Her siblings have brought a total of 4 siblings * 2 suitcases each = 8 suitcases. Her parents have brought 2 parents * 3 suitcases each = 6 suitcases. This is a total of 8 + 6 = 14 suitcases. The answer is 14.
Question: Alberto spent $2457 on a new engine for his car. Samara spent $25 on oil, $467 on tires and $79 on detailing for her car. How many more dollars did Alberto spend on his car?
Answer:
Samara = 25 + 467 + 79 = $571. 2457 - 571 = $1886. Alberto spent $1886 more on his car. The answer is 1886.