Question: In her first term, Governor Sandoval gave twice as many commencement addresses as Governor Hawkins. Governor Sloan gave ten more commencement addresses than Governor Sandoval in the same amount of time. If Governor Sandoval gave 12 commencement addresses, how many commencement addresses did the three of them give altogether?
Answer: Since Governor Sandoval gave 12 commencement addresses, twice the number that Governor Hawkins gave, Governor Hawkins gave 12 / 2 = 6 commencement addresses. The two of them gave 6 + 12 = 18 commencement addresses in total. Governor Sloan gave ten more commencement addresses than Governor Sandoval, a total of 12 + 10 = 22 commencement addresses. The three of them gave 22 + 18 = 40 commencement addresses. The answer is 40.
[Question]Ellie has 8 pairs of shoes. Riley has 3 fewer. How many pairs of shoes do they have in all?
[Answer]Riley has 3 fewer pairs of shoes than Ellie’s 8, so 8 – 3 = 5 pairs of shoes. Together, they have Ellie’s 8 + Riley’s 5 = 13 pairs of shoes. The answer is 13.
Q: Christian and Sue wanted to get a $50.00 bottle of perfume for their mom for her birthday. Christian had $5.00 saved up and Sue had $7.00. Christian then mowed 4 of his neighbors' yards, charging $5.00 each, while Sue walked 6 dogs for her neighbors, charging $2.00 per dog. How much more money will Christian and Sue need to make in order to buy the bottle of perfume for their mom?
A: Christian just mowed 4 yards at $5.00 each so he made 4 * 5 = $20.00. Sue just walked 6 dogs at $2.00 each so she made 6 * 2 = $12.00. Christian had $5.00 saved and just made $20.00 while Sue had $7.00 saved and just made $12.00 so together they had 5 + 20 + 7 + 12 = $44. The perfume cost $50.00 and they had $44.00 so they needed to make 50 - 44 = $6.00 more dollars. The answer is 6.
Question: Oliver collects trading cards. He has twice as many Monster Club cards as Alien Baseball cards. His Battle Gremlins card collection is the largest at 48 cards, three times the size of his Alien Baseball card collection. How many Monster Club cards does Oliver have?
Answer: Oliver’s Alien Baseball card collection has 48 / 3 = 16 cards. Oliver has twice as many Monster Club cards, so he has 16 * 2 = 32 Monster Club cards. The answer is 32.
[Question]Emma buys 2 containers of milk every school day for lunch. She does not go to school on the weekends. How many containers of milk does she buy in 3 weeks?
[Answer]There are 5 school days in a week: 5 days / week x 2 containers of milk / day = 10 containers of milk every week. Finally the number of container for 3 weeks is 3 weeks x 10 containers / week = 30 containers. The answer is 30.
[Question]James needs 200 blueberries to make a pint of blueberry jam and then a quart of blueberry jam to make a blueberry pie. If there are two pints per quart, how many blueberries does James need to pick to make 6 pies?
[Answer]
First find the total number of blueberries needed for one pie: 200 blueberries / pint * 2 pints / pie = 400 blueberries / pie. Then multiply that number by the number of pie to find the total number of blueberries James need: 400 blueberries / pie * 6 pies = 2400 blueberries. The answer is 2400.