Q: Kim is an office manager. Every morning she spends 5 minutes making coffee, 2 minutes per employee getting a status update, and 3 minutes per employee updating payroll records. If there are 9 employees in the office, how long does Kim's morning routine take?
A: First find how many minutes Kim spends on each employee: 2 minutes / employee + 3 minutes / employee = 5 minutes / employee. Then multiply that time by the number of employees to find the total time spent on status and payroll updates: 5 minutes / employee * 9 employees = 45 minutes. Finally, add that time to the time spent making coffee to find the total time: 45 minutes + 5 minutes = 50 minutes. The answer is 50.
Question: Arabella is a dance student learning three new steps this session. Her instructor has her spend thirty minutes on learning the first step. The second step she masters in half the time. The third step is more complex, so it takes her as long as both the other steps to learn. How many minutes did she spend learning the three steps?
Answer: Arabella spent 30 / 2 = 15 minutes on the second step. She took 30 + 15 = 45 minutes to learn the third step. Therefore, Arabella spent 30 + 15 + 45 = 90 minutes learning all three steps. The answer is 90.
[Question]Lucy has $65 in the bank. She made a $15 deposit and then followed by a $4 withdrawal. What is Lucy's bank balance?
[Answer]Lucy had $65 + $15 = $80 after making a deposit. So, her bank balance is $80 - $4 = $76 after making a withdrawal. The answer is 76.
Q: Trevor and Joe were working together to finish a 500 piece puzzle. They put the border together first and that was 75 pieces. Trevor was able to place 105 pieces of the puzzle. Joe was able to place three times the number of puzzle pieces as Trevor. How many puzzle pieces are missing?
A: The puzzle is 500 pieces and the border used 75 pieces so 500 - 75 = 425 pieces left. Joe placed three times as many puzzle pieces as Trevor who placed 105 so Joe placed 3 * 105 = 315 piece. Together Joe and Trevor placed 315 + 105 pieces for a total of 420 pieces. With the border down that left 425 pieces left and they put down 420 pieces so that meant 425 - 420 = 5 pieces were missing. The answer is 5.
Question: John can produce 1000 tires a day. It cost $250 to produce each tire. He manages to sell them for 1.5 times as much. He could sell 1200 tires a day if his factory was able to produce more. How much money does he lose out a week by not being able to produce all the tires?
Answer: He sells each tire for 250 * 1.5 = $375. That means he makes a profit of 375 - 250 = $125 per tire. His production is 1200 - 1000 = 200 short. So he loses out on 125 * 200 = $25,000 a day. So he loses out on 25000 * 7 = $175,000 a week. The answer is 175000.
Q: Xavier plays football with his friends. During 15 minutes Xavier can score 2 goals on average. How many goals on average is Xavier able to score, when the match lasted for 2 hours?
A:
Two hours means 2 * 60 = 120 minutes. So in 2 hours, there are with 120 / 15 = 8 groups of 15 minutes. So on average Xavier can score 8 * 2 = 16 goals. The answer is 16.