Q: Bogan laid out 10 maggots for her pet beetle. The beetle only ate 1 and Bogan had to throw out the rest. Later that day, she tried feeding again and the beetle ate 3. If Bogan served 20 maggots in total, how many did she attempt to feed the beetle the second time?
A: Bogan served a total of 20 maggots. Bogan gave the beetles 10 maggots in the first feeding. Bogan gave the beetles 20 - 10 = 10 maggots in the second feeding. The answer is 10.
Question: A boy squirrel gathers 6 walnuts and carries them to his burrow in the tree, adding to the 12 already there, and dropping 1 on the way. The girl squirrel brings 5 more walnuts to their burrow and eats 2. How many walnuts are left?
Answer: With the boy’s contribution, there are 12 + 6 = 18 walnuts. When he drops 1, now they have 18 - 1 = 17 walnuts. The girl adds to their stash, making the count 17 + 5 = 22 walnuts. When the girl eats 2, the final count is 22 - 2 = 20 walnuts. The answer is 20.
[Question]Logan makes $65,000 a year. He spends $20,000 on rent every year, $5000 on groceries every year, and $8000 on gas every year. If he wants to have at least $42000 left, how much more money must he make each year?
[Answer]Logan spends 20000 + 5000 + 8000 = 33000 a year. Logan has 65000 - 33000 = 32000 left a year. Logan needs to make 42000 - 32000 = 10000 more a year. The answer is 10000.
Q: On Friday, Addison sold 181 raffle tickets for a fundraiser. She sold twice as many on Saturday. On Sunday, she sold 78 raffle tickets. How many more raffle tickets were sold on Saturday than Sunday?
A: Addison sold 181 x 2 = 362 raffle tickets on Saturday. She sold 362 on Saturday – 78 on Sunday = 284 more on Saturday than Sunday. The answer is 284.
Question: An online newspaper had listed 100 visitors in October. The number of visitors in November increased by 15%. There were 15 more visitors in December than in November. What is the total number of visitors for these three months?
Answer: There was an increase of 100 x 15 / 100 = 15 visitors in November. So, the number of visitors in November was 100 + 15 = 115. In December, the number of visitors was 115 + 15 = 130. Therefore, a total of 100 + 115 + 130 = 345 visitors listed in these three months. The answer is 345.
Q: Chrystal’s vehicle speed is 30 miles per hour. Ascending the mountain decreases its speed by fifty percent, and descending the mountain increases its speed by twenty percent. If the distance going to the top of the mountain is 60 miles and the distance going down to the foot of the mountain is 72 miles, how many hours will Crystal have to pass the whole mountain?
A:
The vehicle's speed decreases to 30 x 0.50 = 15 miles per hour when ascending to the top of the mountain. So, the total time Crystal will have to spend going to the top of the mountain is 60 / 15 = 4 hours. And the speed of the vehicle increases by 30 x 0.20 = 6 miles per hour when going down to the foot of the mountain. So, the total speed of the vehicle when going down is 30 + 6 = 36 miles per hour. Thus, Chrystal will have to spend 72 / 36 = 2 hours to descend from the mountain. Therefore, the total hours she will spend to pass the whole mountain is 4 + 2 = 6 hours. The answer is 6.