[Question]Amanda has to sell 80 tickets in 3 days so she can make enough money to go on vacation. On the first day, she sells 5 of her friends 4 tickets each. On the second day she sells 32 tickets. How many tickets does she need to sell on the third day to meet her goal?
[Answer]Amanda sells 4 tickets to 5 friends so she sells 4 * 5 = 20 tickets on her first day. On her second day, she sells 32 tickets for a total of 20 + 32 = 52 Tickets so far. Having 80 tickets as the goal, she needs to sell 80 - 52 = 28 Tickets on her last day. The answer is 28.
Q: A train takes 4 hours to reach a destination at a speed of 50 miles per hour. How long would it take if it traveled at 100 miles per hour instead?
A: The distance to the destination is 4 hours * 50 miles / hour = 200 miles. Traveling at 100 miles per hour, it will take 200 miles / (100 miles / hour) = 2 hours. The answer is 2.
Question: John eats 10 potato chips that have a total of 60 calories. He then eats 6 cheezits that each have 1/3 more calories than a chip. How many total calories did he eat?
Answer: The chips each have 60 / 10 = 6 calories. That means the cheezits have 6 / 3 = 2 calories more than each chip. So they have 6 + 2 = 8 calories each. That means they have 6 * 8 = 48 total calories. So in total, he ate 60 + 48 = 108 calories. The answer is 108.
[Question]Mikail's birthday is tomorrow. He will be 3 times older than he was when he was three. On his birthday, his parents give him $5 for every year old he is. How much money will they give him?
[Answer]Mikail is 9 because 3 x 3 = 9. He will get $45 because 9 x $5 = $45. The answer is 45.
Q: For a New Year’s Eve appetizer, Alex is serving caviar with potato chips and creme fraiche. He buys 3 individual bags of potato chips for $1.00 each and dollops each chip with some creme fraiche that costs $5.00 and then the $73.00 caviar. This appetizer will serve 3 people. How much will this appetizer cost per person?
A: He buys 3 bags of potato chips for $1.00 each so that’s 3 * 1 = $3.00. The chips are $3.00, the creme fraiche is $5.00 and the caviar is $73.00 for a total of 3 + 5 + 73 = $81.00. The appetizer costs $81.00 and will serve 3 people so it will cost 81 / 3 = $27.00 per person. The answer is 27.
Question: During his summer break, Luke catches 2 fish every day for 30 days. If each fish gives him 2 fillets, then how many fish fillets does he have?
Answer:
He catches 2 fish every day for 30 days so he catches 2 * 30 = 60 fish. Each fish yields 2 fillets so he has 2 * 60 = 120 fish fillets. The answer is 120.