Q: Traveling from Manhattan to the Bronx, Andrew rides the subway for 10 hours, takes the train and rides for twice as much time as the subway ride, and then bikes the remaining distance for 8 hours. What's the total time he takes to reach the Bronx from Manhattan?
A: The train ride takes Andrew 2 * 10 = 20 hours. Together, the subway ride and the train ride take Andrew 10 + 20 = 30 hours. With an additional bike ride of 8 hours to reach the Bronx, Andrew takes 30 + 8 = 38 hours to travel from Manhattan to the Bronx. The answer is 38.
Question: The sewers in Middleton can handle 240,000 gallons of run-off. Each hour of rain produces 1000 gallons of runoff. How many days of rain can the sewers handle before they overflow?
Answer: First find how many hours of runoff the sewers can handle: 240,000 / 1000 gallons / hour = 240 hours. Then divide that time by the number of hours per day to find how many days of rain the sewers can handle: 240 hours / 24 hours / day = 10 days. The answer is 10.
[Question]Milo is making a giant loaf of bread, and the recipe calls for pounds of eggs instead of telling him the number. He needs 6 pounds in total. He looks up online that an egg weighs 1/16 of a pound. If he needs 6 pounds of eggs, how many dozen should he buy?
[Answer]If one egg weighs 1 / 16 of a pound then 1 pound will be made up of 1 / (1 / 16) = 16 eggs. One pound of eggs is 16 eggs so 6 pounds is 6 * 16 = 96 eggs. One dozen is 12 eggs so 96 eggs will make 96 / 12 = 8 dozens. The answer is 8.
Q: 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?
A: 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.
Question: Jerry’s two daughters play softball on different teams. They each have 8 games this season. Each team practices 4 hours for every game they play. If each game lasts for 2 hours, how many hours will Jerry spend at the field watching his daughters play and practice altogether?
Answer: Jerry will spend 8 games x 2 hours per game = 16 hours watching one daughter play her games. He will spend 16 x 2 = 32 hours watching both daughters play their games. He will spend 8 games x 4 hours of practice = 32 hours watching one daughter practice. He will spend 32 x 2 = 64 hours watching both daughters practice. He will spend a total of 32 hours watching games + 64 hours watching practice = 96 hours. The answer is 96.
Q: Skyler is a composer. He wrote 25 hit songs that made it on the top 10 charts; ten more songs that made it on the top 100 charts than the hit songs; 5 fewer songs than the hit songs that were never released. How many songs did Skyler write in all?
A:
Skyler wrote 25 + 10 = 35 songs that made it on the top 100. He wrote 25 - 5 = 20 songs that were never released. So, Skyler wrote a total of 25 + 35 + 20 = 80 songs. The answer is 80.