Q: Kennedy grew tomatoes from three plants she had in her backyard. The first tomato plant produced two dozen tomatoes. The second plant produced 5 more than half as many tomatoes as the first plant. And the third plant produced two more tomatoes than the second plant. How many tomatoes did the three plants produce?
A: Half as many as the first plant is 24 / 2 = 12 tomatoes. But the second plant produced 5 more than half as many tomatoes as the first plant., or a total of 12 + 5 = 17 tomatoes. And the third plant produced two more tomatoes than the second plant, or 17 + 2 = 19 tomatoes. In total, the three plants produced 24 + 17 + 19 = 60 tomatoes. The answer is 60.
Question: The ratio of boys to girls at the dance was 3:4. There were 60 girls at the dance. The teachers were 20% of the number of boys. How many people were at the dance?
Answer: 60 girls represent 4 parts, so one part of students is 60 / 4 = 15 students. There are 15 * 3 = 45 boys at the dance. The teachers at the dance are 45 * 0,2 = 9 teachers at the dance. There are 60 + 45 + 9 = 114 people at the dance. The answer is 114.
[Question]Archibald and his brother are playing tennis against each other. Archibald has won 12 games and his brother has won 18. What percentage of games has Archibald won?
[Answer]They have played 30 total games because 12 + 18 = 30. The proportion won by Archibald is .4 because 12 / 30 = .4. The percentage he has won in 40% because .4 x 100% = 40%. The answer is 40.
Q: During the Mardi Gras parade, Latch caught four less than three times as many necklaces as did Rhonda. If Rhonda caught half as many necklaces as did Boudreaux, and Boudreaux caught twelve necklaces, how many necklaces did Latch catch?
A: Rhonda caught half as many necklaces as did Boudreaux, or 12 / 2 = 6 necklaces. Three times as many necklaces as Rhonda caught is 6 * 3 = 18 necklaces. Thus, Latch caught four less than three times as many necklaces as did Rhonda, for a total of 18 - 4 = 14 necklaces. The answer is 14.
Question: Shelly and Sam love to go deep sea fishing for swordfish. Each time they go deep sea fishing, Shelly catches 2 less than five swordfish, and Sam catches one less swordfish than Shelly. If Sam and Shelly go fishing 5 times, how many swordfish do they catch in total?
Answer: Shelly catches 2 less than five swordfish each time they go fishing, for a total of 5 - 2 = 3 fish per trip. Sam catches one less swordfish than does Shelly on each trip, or a total of 3 - 1 = 2 swordfish per trip. Together, they catch a total of 3 + 2 = 5 swordfish on each trip. If Sam and Shelly go fishing 5 times, they catch a total of 5 * 5 = 25 swordfish. The answer is 25.
Q: A club opens up and charges $20 to enter. James buys 2 rounds for his 5 friends. He also buys 6 drinks for himself. Drinks cost $6 each. He decides to eat some food so he orders some fried chicken which costs $14. He leaves a 30% tip on everything he orders. How much did he spend for the night?
A:
He buys 2 * 5 = 10 drinks for his friends. So he orders 10 + 6 = 16 total drinks. The cost of the drinks was 16 * 6 = $96. So his order came out to 96 + 14 = $110. The tip came out to 110 * .3 = $33. So his order cost 110 + 33 = $143. Adding in the cover charge means it cost 143 + 20 = $163. The answer is 163.