Question: Chad is hosting a BBQ on the hottest day of the year, where there will be a total of 15 people. He will need 2 pounds of ice per person to account for the heat. One pound bags of ice are sold for $3.00 for a pack of 10. How much will he spend on ice?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: He’s inviting 15 guests and will need 2 pounds per person so he will need 15 * 2 = 30 pounds of ice. Ice is sold in 10 - pound bags and he needs 30 pounds so he will need 30 / 10 = 3 bags of ice. Each bag is $3.00 and he needs 3 bags so they will cost 3 * 3 = $9.00.
So the answer is 9.


Question: Tonya is in a hamburger eating contest. Each hamburger is 4 ounces. Last year the winner ate 84 ounces. How many hamburgers does she have to eat to beat last year's winner?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Last year's winner ate 21 hamburgers because 84 / 4 = 21. She needs to eat 22 hamburgers because 21 + 1 = 22.
So the answer is 22.


Question: John takes a 20-foot log and cuts it in half. If each linear foot of the log weighs 150 pounds how much does each cut piece weigh?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Each cut piece is 20 / 2 = 10 feet long. So they each weigh 10 * 150 = 1500 pounds.
So the answer is 1500.