Question: A machine fills 150 cans of paint every 8 minutes. How many minutes does it take this machine to fill 675 cans?
Answer: To know how many groups of 150 cans there are in 675 cans, we calculate 675 ÷ 150 = 4.5. For each of these groups, 8 minutes are needed, so it takes 8 × 4.5 = 36 minutes. The answer is 36.
[Question]Daisy is climbing trees all around her neighborhood and starts to notice the number of branches and the height. The first tree she climbs is 50 feet tall and has 200 branches. The second tree she climbs is 40 feet tall and has 180 branches. The third tree she climbs is 60 feet tall and has 180 branches. The final tree she climbs is 34 feet tall and has 153 branches. On average, how many branches do these trees have per foot?
[Answer]The first tree has 4 branches per foot because 200 / 50 = 4. The second tree tree has 4.5 branches per foot because 180 / 40 = 4.5. The third tree has 3 branches per foot because 180 / 60 = 3. The fourth tree has 4.5 branches per foot because 153 / 34 = 4.5. The total branches per foot is 16 because 4 + 4.5 + 3 + 4.5 = 16. The average branches per foot is 4 because 16 / 4 = 4. The answer is 4.
Q: In 2004, there were 60 kids at a cookout. In 2005, half the number of kids came to the cookout as compared to 2004. In 2006, 2/3 as many kids came to the cookout as in 2005. How many kids came to the cookout in 2006?
A: In 2005, 60 / 2 = 30 kids came to the cookout. In 2006, 30 / 3 * 2 = 20 kids came to the cookout. The answer is 20.
Question: John decides to stop delivering the newspapers he is supposed to deliver and instead steals them to recycle them for cash. The Monday-Saturday papers weigh 8 ounces each. The Sunday paper weighs twice as much. He is supposed to deliver 250 papers a day. He doesn't deliver them for 10 weeks. If one ton of paper recycles for $20, how much did he make?
Answer: We know that 7 - 1 = 6 days the paper weighs 8 ounces. So those contribute 6 * 8 = 48 ounces per week. So in total a weekly delivery of papers weighs 48 + 16 = 64 ounces. That means it weighs 64 / 16 = 4 pounds. So each week he delivers 4 * 250 = 1000 pounds of paper. So in 10 weeks, he delivers 10 * 1000 = 10000 pounds of paper. That weighs 10000 / 2000 = 5 tons of paper. So he makes 5 * 20 = $100 from recycling the paper. The answer is 100.
[Question]John wants to start a zoo. He has 15 snakes. He has twice as many monkeys as he does snakes. He has 5 fewer lions than he does monkeys.  John has 8 more pandas than he does lions. John has 1/3 as many dogs as he does pandas. How many total animals does John have?
[Answer]John has 15 snakes * 2 = 30 monkeys. John has 30 monkeys - 5 = 25 lions. John has 25 lions + 8 = 33 pandas. John has 33 pandas / 3 = 11 dogs. John has 15 + 30 + 25 + 33 + 11 = 114 animals. The answer is 114.
[Question]Rory collects rainwater. He has 100 L of rainwater in his tank. During a heavy rainstorm, water flows into the tank at a rate of 2 L/min for 90 minutes. How much water is in the tank at the end of the heavy rain?
[Answer]
During the heavy rain, the tank collects 2 * 90 = 180 L of water. The tank has a total of 100 + 180 = 280 L of water. The answer is 280.