[Question]Earl started delivering newspapers on the first floor of a condominium building. He then went up 5 floors then went down 2 floors. He again went up 7 floors and found that he is 9 floors away from the top of the building. How many floors does the building have?
[Answer]Earl was on the 1 + 5 = 6th floor after going up 5 floors. When he went down 2 floors, he was on the 6 - 2 = 4th floor. Since he went up 7 floors, he was then on the 4 + 7 = 11th floor. Since he is 9 floors away from the top of the building, therefore the building has 11 + 9 = 20 floors. The answer is 20.
Q: James buys a jar of hot sauce.  Each serving is .5 ounces. He uses 3 servings every day. if the container is 2 ounces less than 1 quart how many days will it last?
A: A quart is 32 ounces so this jar is 32 - 2 = 30 ounces. James uses 3 * .5 = 1.5 ounces a day. So it last 30 / 1.5 = 20 day. The answer is 20.
Question: Apple can run at a rate of 3 miles per hour. Mac can run at a rate of 4 miles per hour. In minutes, how much faster will Mac run a 24 mile race?
Answer: First find how fast each runs. Apple = 24 miles / 3 miles per hour = 8 hours. Mac = 24 miles / 4 miles per hour = 6 hours. Mac runs 8 hours - 6 hours = 2 hours faster. 1 hour = 60 minutes, so, Mac runs faster by 2 hours * 60 minutes = 120 minutes. The answer is 120.
[Question]Dina has 60 dolls. She has twice as many dolls as Ivy. 2/3 of Ivy's dolls are collectors editions. How many collectors edition dolls does Ivy have?
[Answer]Ivy has 60 / 2 = 30 dolls. Ivy has 30 / 3 * 2 = 20 collectors edition dolls. The answer is 20.
Q: Matt can paint a house in 12 hours. Patty can paint the same house in one third the time. Rachel can paint the same house in 5 more than double the amount of hours as Patty. How long will it take Rachel to paint the house?
A: Patty: 12 / 3 = 4 hours. Rachel: 5 + 2(4) = 13 hours. The answer is 13.
Question: Jacque arrived in France and his suitcase weighed 5 pounds. While in France, he picked up 5 bottles of perfume that weighed 1.2 ounces each, 4 pounds of chocolate, 2 bars of soap that weighed 5 ounces each and 2 jars of jam that weighed 8 ounces each. Considering 16 ounces is the same as 1 pound, how much did Jacque's suitcase weigh on the return flight home?
Answer:
He bought 5 bottles of perfume that weighed 1.2 oz each so they weighed 5 * 1.2 = 6 oz. 2 bars of soap weighed 5 oz each so they weighed 2 * 5 = 10 oz. 2 jars of jam weighed 8 oz each so they weighed 2 * 8 = 16 oz. The perfume is 6 oz, the soap is 10 oz and the jam is 16 oz for a total of 6 + 10 + 16 = 32 oz. 16 oz is 1 pound, and he had 32 oz in products so he had 32 / 16 = 2 pounds of products. His suitcase weighed 5 pounds, and the chocolate weighed 4 pounds and the remaining products weighed 2 pounds so his suitcase weighed 5 + 4 + 2 = 11 pounds. The answer is 11.