Q: Amber worked for 12 hours last weekend. Armand worked one-third as long and Ella worked twice as long. How many hours did the 3 people work in total?
A: Armand = (1 / 3) * 12 = 4 hours. Ella = 2 * 12 = 24 hours. Total hours = 12 + 4 + 24 = 40 hours. They worked a total of 40 hours. The answer is 40.
Question: A publishing house decides to create a contest for new writers and will award a total of $800 in prizes to the 18 novels with the most votes. First place will get $200, second place will get $150, third place $120 and the rest of the awards will be paid with the same amount of money. How much money will each writer earn from fourth place onwards?
Answer: The first three cash prizes sum to $200 + $150 + $120 = $470. The remaining amount of cash prizes to be distributed is $800 - $470 = $330. The number of novels left to be awarded is 18 – 3 = 15 novels. So each writer from 4th to 18th will earn $330 / 15 = $22. The answer is 22.
[Question]Jasper will serve charcuterie at his dinner party. He buys 2 pounds of cheddar cheese for $10, a pound of cream cheese that cost half the price of the cheddar cheese, and a pack of cold cuts that cost twice the price of the cheddar cheese. How much does he spend on the ingredients?
[Answer]A pound of cream cheese cost $10 / 2 = $5. A pack of cold cuts cost $10 x 2 = $20. Jasper spent $10 + $5 + $20 = $35 on the ingredients. The answer is 35.
Q: Matt is playing basketball. In the first quarter, he made 2-point shots four times and 3-point shots twice. How many points did he score for that quarter?
A: His total score for the 2 - point shots is 2 x 4 = 8. His total score for the 3 - point shots is 3 x 2 = 6. His total score for the first quarter is 8 + 6 = 14. The answer is 14.
Question: A farmer has twice as many pigs as cows, and 4 more cows than goats. If the farmer has 56 animals total, how many goats does he have?
Answer: Let x be the number of goats. Cows:4 + x. Pigs:2(4 + x) = 8 + 2x. Total:x + 4 + x + 8 + 2x = 56. 4x + 12 = 56. 4x = 44. x = 11 goats. The answer is 11.
Q: John has 10 members of his family on his father's side. His mother's side is 30% larger. How many people are there in total?
A:
His mother's side is 10 * .3 = 3 people larger than his father's side. So his mother's side has 10 + 3 = 13 people. So the total number of people is 13 + 10 = 23. The answer is 23.