Question: Jerry is trying to cut down on the amount of soda he drinks. Right now, he drinks 48 sodas a week. If he cuts the number of sodas he drinks in half each week, how many weeks will it take him to only drink 6 sodas per week?
Answer: Figure out how many sodas Jerry drinks after 1 week by dividing the starting number of sodas by 2: 48 sodas / 2 = 24 sodas. Now repeat the process to figure out how many soda he drinks after 2 weeks: 24 sodas / 2 = 12 sodas. Repeat the process one more time to find the number of sodas after 3 weeks: 12 sodas / 2 = 6 sodas. It takes Jerry 3 weeks to get down to 6 sodas. The answer is 3.
[Question]Uncle Jude baked 256 cookies. He gave 15 cookies to Tim, 23 cookies to Mike, kept some in the fridge and gave the rest to Anna. How many cookies did he put in the fridge if he gave twice as many cookies as he gave Tim to Anna?
[Answer]He gave twice 15 cookies to Anna which is 2 * 15 = 30 cookies. He gave out a total of 15 + 23 + 30 = 68 cookies. The remainder in the fridge is 256 - 68 = 188 cookies. The answer is 188.
Q: Cally and Danny washed their clothes. Cally has 10 white shirts, 5 colored shirts, 7 pairs of shorts, and 6 pairs of pants, while Danny has 6 white shirts, 8 colored shirts, 10 shorts, and 6 pairs of pants. How many clothes did they wash?
A: They washed 10 + 6 = 16 white shirts. They washede 5 + 8 = 13 colored shirts. They washed 7 + 10 = 17 shorts. They washed 6 + 6 = 12 pants. Therefore, Cally and Danny washed a total of 16 + 13 + 17 + 12 = 58 clothes. The answer is 58.
Question: Clarissa is responsible for getting 10 copies of a manuscript printed and having each copy bound. The printers charge $0.05 per page to copy it and $5.00 per manuscript to have it bound. If the manuscript is 400 pages, how much will it cost to have it copied and bound 10 times?
Answer: The manuscript is 400 pages and the printers charge $0.05 per page for a total of 400 * .05 = $20.00 per manuscript. She needs 10 copies made and it costs $20.00 per manuscript so that's 10 * 20 = $200.00. She also needs each of the 10 copies to be bound, which is $5.00 per manuscript so that's 5 * 10 = $50.00. It will cost $200.00 to have them printed and $50.00 to have them bound for a total of 200 + 50 = $250.00. The answer is 250.
[Question]Raj's house has an area equal to 1,110 square feet. It has 4 bedrooms that each measure 11 x 11 feet. There are 2 bathrooms that are 6 x 8 feet each. The kitchen and living area complete the home and they have the same sized area. How many square feet is the area of the kitchen?
[Answer]Area of 1 bedroom = 11 * 11 = 121 square feet. Area of 4 bedrooms = 121 * 4 = 484 square feet. Area of 1 bathroom = 6 * 8 = 48 square feet. Area of 2 bathrooms = 2 * 48 = 96 square feet. Area of all bedrooms and bathrooms = 484 + 96 = 580 square feet. Kitchen + living room = 1,110 - 580 = 530. Kitchen = 530 / 2 = 265. The kitchen is 265 square feet. The answer is 265.
[Question]Penelope the pig eats 20 pounds of food per day, which is 10 times more than Greta the goose eats per day. Milton the mouse eats 1/100 as much as Greta the goose eats per day, but Elmer the elephant eats 4000 times more than Milton the mouse does per day. How much more, in pounds, does Elmer the elephant eat per day than Penelope the pig?
[Answer]
Greta the goose eats 20 / 10 = 2 pounds of food per day. Milton the mouse eats (1 / 100) * 2 = 1 / 50 of a pound of food per day. Elmer the elephant eats 4000 * (1 / 50) = 80 pounds of food per day. Thus, Elmer eats 80 - 20 = 60 pounds more food per day than does Penelope the pig. The answer is 60.