Q: Mrs. Jackson has four boxes of Christmas decorations. There are 15 decorations in each box. She was only able to use 35 decorations and decided to give the rest to her neighbor. How many decorations did she give?
A: Mrs. Jackson had a total of 4 x 15 = 60 decorations. Then she gave 60 - 35 = 25 decorations to her neighbor. The answer is 25.
Question: Crackers contain 15 calories each and cookies contain 50 calories each. If Jimmy eats 7 cookies, how many crackers does he need to eat to have consumed a total of 500 calories?
Answer: He has consumed 7 * 50 = 350 calories from the cookies. He needs to consume 500 - 350 = 150 more calories. He should eat 150 / 15 = 10 crackers. The answer is 10.
[Question]James splits 4 packs of stickers that have 30 stickers each. Each sticker cost $.10. If his friend pays for half how much did James pay?
[Answer]He buys 4 * 30 = 120 stickers. That means it cost 120 * .1 = $12. So he pays 12 * .5 = $6. The answer is 6.
Q: David finished his homework in 60 minutes. He spent 15 minutes on his math homework and 18 minutes on his spelling homework. He spent the rest of the time reading for his daily reading log. How many minutes did he spend reading?
A: He spent 15 + 18 = 33 minutes doing homework. David spent 60 - 33 = 27 minutes reading. The answer is 27.
Question: In a basketball game, Jon scored 3 points. Jack scored 5 points more than Jon, and Tom scored 4 less than the points of Jon and Jack together. How many points did they score altogether?
Answer: Jack scored 3 + 5 = 8 points. Together, Jon and Jack scored 8 + 3 = 11 points. So, Tom scored 11 - 4 = 7 points. Thus, Jon, Jack, and Tom scored a total of 3 + 8 + 7 = 18 points. The answer is 18.
Q: Last year, Peter organized a Fun Run for his community project and 200 people signed up. Forty people did not show up to run. This year, there will be twice as many runners as last year. How many people will run this year?
A:
There were 200 - 40 = 160 runners last year. Therefore, there will be 2 x 160 = 320 runners this year. The answer is 320.