Q: Jenny lives 5000 feet from her school, and every day she walks home. One day as she was walking home from school, she dropped 1 kernel of popcorn per 25 feet she walked. Later that evening, a squirrel came and ate one-quarter of the popcorn Jenny had dropped on her way home. If Jenny walks to school the following morning and counts the popcorn on the ground, what is the total number of popcorn kernels she will find remaining on the ground?
A: She originally dropped 5000 / 25 = 200 kernels of popcorn. The squirrel ate 200 / 4 = 50 kernels of popcorn. Therefore, 200 - 50 = 150 kernels of popcorn remain on the ground. The answer is 150.
Question: Linda makes $10.00 an hour babysitting. There is a $25.00 application fee for each college application she submits. If she is applying to 6 colleges, how many hours will she need to babysit to cover the application fees?
Answer: The application fee is $25.00 per college and she is applying to 6 colleges so that's 25 * 6 = $150.00. She makes $10.00 an hour babysitting. Her application fees total $150.00 so she needs to work 150 / 10 = 15 hours to cover the cost. The answer is 15.
[Question]John decides to go back to school to get his PhD. He first takes 1 year of courses to get acclimated back to school life before starting his PhD. After that, he spends 2 years learning the basics of his field. He then starts research, and he spends 75% more time on research than he did learning the basics. He then spends half as long on writing his dissertation as his acclimation period. How long did it take him to do everything?
[Answer]It took him 2 * .75 = 1.5 years longer to do his research than it took to learn the basics. So it took him a total of 2 + 1.5 = 3.5 years to do research. His dissertation took 1 / 2 = .5 years to write. So everything together took 1 + 2 + 3.5 + .5 = 7 years. The answer is 7.
Q: In the second hour of a storm it rains 7 inches more than twice the amount it rained the first hour. The total amount of rain in the first two hours is 22 inches. How much did it rain in the first hour?
A: Let x be the amount of rain in the first hour. It rained 2x + 7 inches in the second hour. x + 2x + 7 = 22. 3x + 7 = 22. 3x = 15. x = 5 inches. The answer is 5.
Question: Jenn is saving up money to buy a bike. She has 5 jars full of quarters. Each jar can hold 160 quarters. If the bike costs 180 dollars, how much money will she have left over after buying it?
Answer: Jenn has 5 * 160 = 800 quarters. The quarters are worth 800 * 0.25 = 200 dollars. After buying the bike she will have 200 - 180 = 20 dollars left. The answer is 20.
Q: Paul is a chicken trader. One week he had 80 chickens in total to sell at the market. Before he left the farm, he sold his neighbor 12 chickens. At the gate, before the market opens, he got a quick customer and sold another 25 chickens. How many chickens was Paul left with to sell at the market?
A:
Before the market opened, Paul sold 12 + 25 = 37 chickens. So he had 80 - 37 = 43 chickens left to sell at the market. The answer is 43.