Q: Luna, the poodle, is supposed to eat 2 cups of kibble every day. But Luna's master, Mary, and her husband, Frank, sometimes feed Luna too much kibble. One day, starting with a new, 12-cup bag of kibble, Mary gave Luna 1 cup of kibble in the morning and 1 cup of kibble in the evening, But on the same day, Frank also gave Luna 1 cup of kibble in the afternoon and twice as much in the late evening as he had given Luna in the afternoon. The next morning, how many cups of kibble will Mary find remaining in the bag?
A: Mary fed Luna 1 + 1 = 2 cups of kibble. Frank fed Luna 1 - cup plus twice 1 - cup, or 1 + 2 = 3 cups of kibble. In total, they fed Luna 2 + 3 = 5 cups of kibble. Thus, if the new bag held 12 cups of kibble, the next morning, 12 - 5 = 7 cups of kibble remained in the bag. The answer is 7.
Question: Jackson’s mom packs him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for his school lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays. There are 36 weeks of school and Jackson has only missed 1 Wednesday and 2 Fridays. How many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches did he eat for lunch this school year?
Answer: 36 weeks of school x 2 days of the week = 72 days of school. 1 Wednesday + 2 Fridays = 3 days of school missed. 72 days of school – 3 days of school missed = 69 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches eaten. The answer is 69.
[Question]Veronica's flashlight was bright enough to be seen at night from a distance of 1000 feet. Freddie's flashlight could be seen at night for a distance three times farther than Veronica's flashlight, and Velma's flashlight could be seen at night from a distance 2000 feet less than 5 times farther than Freddie's flashlight. If Veronica's and Velma's flashlight were placed next to one another and turned on at night, how much farther, in feet, could Velma's flashlight be seen compared to Veronica's?
[Answer]Freddie's flashlight could be seen at night for a distance three times farther than Veronica's flashlight, for a total distance of 3 * 1000 = 3000 feet. Five times farther than the distance from which Freddie's flashlight can be seen at night is 5 * 3000 = 15,000 feet. Velma's flashlight could be seen at night from a distance 2000 feet less than 5 times farther than Freddie's flashlight, for a total distance of 15,000 - 2,000 = 13,000 feet. Compared to Veronica's flashlight, Velma's flashlight could be seen for a distance of 13,000 - 1,000 = 12,000 feet farther. The answer is 12000.
Q: Henry has 30 more lollipops than Alison does. With 60 lollipops, Alisson has half the number of lollipops Diane has. If they combine the lollipops and eat 45 lollipops each day, calculate the total number of days it will take for them to finish the lollipops.
A: Since Henry has 30 more lollipops than Alison, he has 60 + 30 = 90 lollipops. Together, Alison and Henry have 90 + 60 = 150 lollipops. Alison has half the number of lollipops that Diane has, meaning Diane has 2 * 60 = 120 lollipops. Altogether, the three have 120 + 150 = 270 lollipops. Since they eat 45 lollipops each day, they'll take 270 / 45 = 6 days to finish all the lollipops. The answer is 6.
Question: Bryan works as a social media account manager. He does marketing posts, advertisement posts, and customer outreach posts. His client has him spend four hours on customer outreach posts and half that time on advertisement posts each day. Bryan works eight hours a day. How much time in hours each day does he spend on marketing posts?
Answer: Let M be the number of hours Bryan spends on marketing posts. He spends 4 / 2 = 2 hours on advertisement posts a day. He works M + 4 + 2 = 8 hours a day. Thus, Bryan spends M = 8 - 4 - 2 = 2 hours on marketing posts each day. The answer is 2.
Q: Bill is trying to control the pests in his garden. Each spider he introduces eats 7 bugs, and each time he sprays the garden he reduces the total bug population to 80% of what it was previously. If the garden has 400 bugs to start, and Bill sprays once and introduces 12 spiders, how many bugs are left?
A:
First find the total bug population after spraying: 80% * 400 bugs = 320 bugs. Then find the total number of bugs each spider eats: 12 spiders * 7 bugs / spider = 84 bugs. Then subtract that number from the number of bugs left after spraying to find final number of bugs: 320 bugs - 84 bugs = 236 bugs. The answer is 236.