[Question]Matt wants to repaint his house. He needs to paint three walls in his living room, which is a square 40 feet by 40 feet, and all four walls in his bedroom, which is a rectangle 10 feet by 12 feet. All the walls in Matt's house are 10 feet tall. How many total square feet of wall does Matt need to paint?
[Answer]First figure out how many square feet a wall in the living room is: 40 feet length * 10 feet height = 400 square feet. Now multiply by 3 since Matt needs to paint three living room walls: 400 square feet / wall * 3 walls = 1200 square feet. Next figure out how many square feet the long walls in the bedroom are: 12 feet * 10 feet = 120 square feet. There are two long walls, so multiply this figure by 2: 120 square feet / wall * 2 walls = 240 square feet. Next figure out how many square feet the short walls in the bedroom are: 10 feet * 10 feet = 100 square feet. Multiply this by 2, since there are two short walls: 100 square feet / wall * 2 walls = 200 square feet. Finally, add up the square footage from the three living room walls, the two short bedroom walls, and the two long bedroom walls: 1200 square feet + 240 square feet + 200 square feet = 1640 square feet. The answer is 1640.
Q: A psychologist believes one in every four people has a disorder he calls ZYX syndrome. The clinic where he works has recently doubled its previous number of 26 patients. How many patients is the psychologist likely to diagnose with ZYX syndrome?
A: The clinic has 26 * 2 = 52 patients. The psychologist believes 1 / 4 of people have the disorder, so he is likely to diagnose 52 / 4 = 13 patients with ZYX syndrome. The answer is 13.
Question: This evening in the nighttime sky over Texas, Mars can be seen until 12:10 AM. Jupiter does not appear until 2 hours and 41 minutes later, and Uranus does not appear until 3 hours and 16 minutes after Jupiter makes its first appearance. How many minutes after 6:00 AM does Uranus first appear in the evening sky over Texas this evening?
Answer: Jupiter appears 2 hours and 41 minutes after 12:10 AM, which can be calculated in two parts;. 2 hours after 12:10 AM is 12:10 + 2:00 = 2:10 AM. And an additional 41 minutes after 2:10 AM is 2:10 + 0:41 = 2:51 AM. Uranus appears 3 hours and 16 minutes after 2:51 AM, which can be calculated in two parts:. 3 hours after 2:51 AM is 2:51 + 3:00 = 5:51 AM. And 16 minutes after 5:51 AM is 5:51 + 0:16 = 5:67 AM = 6:07 AM. Thus, 6:07 AM is 7 minutes after 6:00 AM. The answer is 7.
[Question]Joan is preparing sandwiches for a family potluck. She decides to make ham sandwiches and grilled cheese sandwiches. One ham sandwich requires 2 slices of cheese, and one grilled cheese sandwich requires 3 slices of cheese. She uses a total of 50 slices of cheese to make the sandwiches. If she makes 10 ham sandwiches, how many grilled cheese sandwiches does she make?
[Answer]The number of cheese slices used to make the ham sandwiches is 10 * 2 = 20 cheese slices. The number of cheese slices used to make the grilled cheese sandwiches is 50 - 20 = 30 cheese slices. The number of grilled cheese sandwiches she makes is 30 / 3 = 10 grilled cheese sandwiches. The answer is 10.
Q: A family just bought a newborn puppy that must eat a special type of dog food until it is 1 year old. The puppy needs to eat 2 ounces of this special dog food per day during the first 60 days of its life. After that, it needs to eat 4 ounces per day of the special food until it is old enough to eat regular dog food. If the special dog food is only sold in 5-pound bags, and there are 16 ounces in a pound, how many bags will the family need to buy to feed the puppy until it is old enough to eat regular dog food?
A: The puppy will consume 60 * 2 = 120 ounces of the special dog food in the first 60 days. This leaves 365 - 60 = 305 days where the puppy will consume 4 ounces of food per day, or 305 * 4 = 1220 ounces of the special food. Thus, the puppy requires a total of 120 + 1220 = 1340 ounces of food before it is 1 year old. Each 5 - pound bag contains 5 * 16 = 80 ounces of special dog food. Therefore, the puppy will need to eat 1340 / 80 = 16.75 bags of the special dog food, meaning the family will need to buy 17 bags. The answer is 17.
Question: The sky currently has 4 times as many cirrus clouds as cumulus clouds, and 12 times as many cumulus clouds as cumulonimbus clouds. If the sky currently has 3 cumulonimbus clouds, how many cirrus clouds are in the sky at this moment?
Answer:
The sky has 3 * 12 = 36 cumulus clouds. The sky has 4 * 36 = 144 cirrus clouds. The answer is 144.