[Question]The gummy bear factory manufactures 300 gummy bears a minute. Each packet of gummy bears has 50 gummy bears inside. How long would it take for the factory to manufacture enough gummy bears to fill 240 packets, in minutes?
[Answer]The factory creates 300 gummy bears a minute, which means it produces 300 / 50 = 6 packets of gummy bears per minute. It would take 240 / 6 = 40 minutes to manufacture enough gummy bears to fill 240 packets. The answer is 40.
Q: Wendy is a fruit vendor, and she sells an apple at $1.50 each and one orange at $1. In the morning, she was able to sell an average of 40 apples and 30 oranges. In the afternoon, she was able to sell 50 apples and 40 oranges. How much are her total sales for the day?
A: There were an average of 40 + 50 = 90 apples. And, there were 30 + 40 = 70 oranges. Thus, Wendy gained 90 x $1.50 = $135 for selling apples. And, she gained an additional 70 x $1 = $70 for selling oranges. Therefore, her total sales for the day is $135 + 70 = $205. The answer is 205.
Question: Janet's grades for her first semester of college were 90, 80, 70, and 100. If her semester 2 average was 82 percent, how much higher was her semester 1 average compared to her semester 2 average?
Answer: First add all Janet's grade for the first semester of college: 90 + 80 + 70 + 100 = 340. Then divide that number by 4 to find her average grade: 340 / 4 = 85. Then subtract her semester 2 average to find the difference: 85 - 82 = 3. The answer is 3.
[Question]There is a rectangle that is 4 inches wide. If the rectangle's perimeter is 30 inches, what is the area of the rectangle?
[Answer]Twice the height of the rectangle is 30 inches - 2 * 4 inches = 22 inches. The rectangle's height is 22 inches / 2 = 11 inches. The area of the rectangle is 4 inches * 11 inches = 44 square inches. The answer is 44.
Q: Pauline is buying school supplies. The total amount of all the items she wants to buy add up to $150 before sales tax. Sales tax is 8% of the total amount purchased. How much will Pauline spend on all the items, including sales tax?
A: Sales tax is 8 / 100 x $150 = $12. Therefore, Pauline wil spend $150 + $12 = $162, including sales tax. The answer is 162.
Question: Summer performs 5 sun salutation yoga poses as soon as she gets out of bed, on the weekdays. How many sun salutations will she perform throughout an entire year?
Answer:
She performs 5 sun salutations on the weekdays so that’s 5 days so that’s 5 * 5 = 25 sun salutations a week. There are 52 weeks in a year and she performs 25 sun salutations every week for a total of 52 * 25 = 1,300 sun salutations a year. The answer is 1300.