Question: Emma can run all-around two arenas in 20 hours. If it takes Fernando twice as long to run his course, what's the total time it takes both of them to run all around the two arenas?
Answer: If it takes Emma 20 hours to run all around the two arenas, it takes Fernando 2 * 20 = 40 hours to run the same distance. Together, they take a total of 40 + 20 = 60 hours to run all around the arenas. The answer is 60.
[Question]Carter is a professional drummer. He goes through 5 sets of drum sticks per show. After the end of each show, he tosses 6 new drum stick sets to audience members. He does this for 30 nights straight. How many sets of drum sticks does he go through?
[Answer]He uses 5 sets a night and tosses 6 sets to fans so he needs 5 + 6 = 11 sets a night. He goes through 11 sets a night for 30 nights so he needs 11 * 30 = 330 drum stick sets. The answer is 330.
Q: A shipping boat's crew consisted of 17 sailors, with five inexperienced sailors. Each experienced sailor was paid 1/5 times more than the inexperienced sailors. If the inexperienced sailors were paid $10 per hour for a 60-hour workweek, calculate the total combined monthly earnings of the experienced sailors.
A: If the experienced sailors received 1 / 5 times more money than the inexperienced sailors, they were paid 1 / 5 * 10 = $2 more. The total hourly earnings for the experienced sailors each is $10 + $2 = $12. In a 60 - hour workweek, an experienced sailor is paid 60 * $12 = $720. In a month, an experienced sailor is paid 4 * $720 = $2880. If there were five inexperienced sailors, the total number of experienced sailors was 17 - 5 = 12. If each experienced sailor was paid $2280 per month, the total combined monthly earnings for the experienced is 12 * 2880 = $34560. The answer is 34560.
Question: At the end of a circus act, there are 12 dogs on stage. Half of the dogs are standing on their back legs and the other half are standing on all 4 legs. How many dog paws are on the ground?
Answer: There are 12 dogs and half are standing on their back legs so that means 12 / 2 = 6 are standing on their back legs. A dog has 2 back legs and only 6 are standing on their back legs meaning that there are 2 * 6 = 12 paws on the ground. The other 6 dogs are standing on all 4 legs which means these 6 dogs have 6 * 4 = 24 paws on the ground. When you add them together 12 + 24 = 36 paws on the ground. The answer is 36.
[Question]Henri has 8 hours to watch movies and read. He watches one movie that is 3.5 hours and one movie that is 1.5 hours. He then decides to read. If he can read 10 words a minute, how many words does he read before his free time is up?
[Answer]He has 3 hours to read because 8 - 3.5 - 1.5 = 3. He has 180 minutes to read because 3 x 60 = 180. He can read 1,800 words because 180 x 10 = 1,800. The answer is 1800.
[Question]John needs to get a new seeing-eye dog. The adoption fee cost $150 for an untrained dog. It then takes 12 weeks of training which costs $250 a week. After the training, she needs certification which costs $3000 but her insurance covers 90% of that. What is her out-of-pocket cost?
[Answer]
The training cost 250 * 12 = $3000. The insurance pays for 3000 * .9 = $2700 for certification. That means she needs to pay 3000 - 2700 = $300. So her total cost was 150 + 300 + 3000 = $3450. The answer is 3450.