Q: Bubba bought a new two-story warehouse. When empty, the first floor of the building contains twice as much floor space for storage as the second floor. The first items he brought into his empty building were several thousand boxes; and he put them all on the second floor, which filled one-quarter of the second floor storage space. If the boxes used up 5,000 square feet of storage space, how many square feet of storage space is still available in the building?
A: If 5,000 square feet represents one - quarter of the second floor storage space, then the second floor has 5,000 * 4 = 20,000 square feet of storage space. Since the first floor has twice as much space as the second floor, then the first floor has 20,000 * 2 = 40,000 square feet of storage space. Altogether, when empty, the entire building has 20,000 + 40,000 = 60,000 square feet of storage space. Since the second floor has 5,000 square feet of storage space filled with boxes, then there are 60,000 - 5,000 = 55,000 square feet of unused storage space still available in the building. The answer is 55000.
Question: In Rodrigo's classroom in the morning there are red chairs, yellow chairs, and blue chairs. There are 4 red chairs. There are 2 times as many yellow chairs as red chairs, and there are 2 fewer blue chairs than yellow chairs. In the afternoon, Lisa borrows 3 chairs. How many chairs are left in Rodrigo's classroom?
Answer: There are 2 * 4 red chairs = 8 yellow chairs. There are 8 yellow chairs - 2 = 6 blue chairs. Total in the morning there were 4 red + 8 yellow + 6 blue = 18 chairs. After Lisa removed chairs there were 18 - 3 chairs = 15 chairs remaining. The answer is 15.
[Question]Michael wants to lose 10 pounds by June. He lost 3 pounds in March and 4 pounds in April. How much weight does he have to lose in May to meet his goal?
[Answer]In March and April, he lost 3 + 4 = 7 pounds. To meet his goal, he needs to lose 10 – 7 = 3 pounds. The answer is 3.
Q: Tara has a shoebox that is 4 inches tall and 6 inches wide. She puts a square block inside that is 4 inches per side. How many square inches of the box are left uncovered?
A: The shoebox is 24 square inches because 4 x 6 = 24. The block is 16 square inches because 4 x 4 = 16. There are 8 square inches uncovered because 24 - 16 = 8. The answer is 8.
Question: Purple Valley has one-quarter as many skirts as Seafoam Valley, and Seafoam Valley has two-thirds as many skirts as Azure Valley. If Azure Valley has 60 skirts, how many skirts does Purple Valley have?
Answer: Seafoam Valley has 2 / 3 as many skirts as Azure Valley, or (2 * 60) / 3 = 120 / 3 = 40 skirts. Purple Valley has 1 / 4 as many skirts as Seafoam Valley, or 40 / 4 = 10 skirts. The answer is 10.
Q: Tony is driving his car between his town and a friend's down. The towns are 120 miles apart and he gets there in 3 hours. The next day, he is driving to see another friend who lives 200 miles away from his friend. If he drives at the same speed, how long will the drive take?
A:
He is driving 40 MPH because 120 / 3 = 40. It will take him 5 hours because 200 / 40 = 5. The answer is 5.