Q: A frog lays her eggs over a series of 4 days. The first day she lays 50 eggs. The second day, she doubles her production of eggs. The third day she lays 20 more than the second day, and the last day she doubles the first three days total. How many eggs did the frog lay over the span of the 4 days?
A: Day 1:50. Day 2:50(2) = 100. Day 3:100 + 20 = 120. Day 4:2(50 + 100 + 120) = 540. Total:50 + 100 + 120 + 540 = 810 eggs. The answer is 810.
Question: The marching band has 110 members. There are 4 times as many percussion players as there are woodwind, and twice as many woodwinds as brass. How many brass players are there?
Answer: Let x represent the number of brass players in the band. Woodwind:2x. Percussion:4(2x) = 8x. Total:x + 2x + 8x = 110. 11x = 110. x = 10. The answer is 10.
[Question]Bella is making bracelets for her 6 friends. She needs 8 beads per bracelet. She has 36 beads. How many more beads does she need to make all six bracelets?
[Answer]Bella needs a total of 8 beads x 6 friends = 48 beads. She needs 48 beads – 36 beads = 12 more beads. The answer is 12.
Q: A store ordered 300 more than twice as many pens as it did pencils at $5 each. If the cost of a pencil was $4, and the store ordered 15 boxes, each having 80 pencils, calculate the total amount of money they paid for the stationery.
A: If the store ordered 15 boxes, each having 80 pencils, they ordered 15 * 80 = 1200 pencils. If the cost of a pencil was $4, the store paid $4 * 1200 = $4800 for all the pencils. Twice as many pens as pencils that the store ordered are 2 * 1200 = 2400. If A store ordered 300 more than twice as many pens as it did pencils, it ordered 2400 + 300 = 2700 pencils. Since the cost of the pens was $5, the store paid 2700 * $5 = $13500 for the pens. The total amount of money they paid for the stationery is 13500 + 4800 = $18300. The answer is 18300.
Question: Gerald thought it would be funny to trick his coworker, who's allergic to peanuts, into eating a peanut butter cookie. When his coworker goes into anaphylactic shock and is taken to the hospital, Gerald is arrested. The judge sentences Gerald to 3 months for assault and 2 years for poisoning, then extends his sentence by 1/3 since this is Gerald's third offense. How many months does Gerald spend in jail?
Answer: First convert the 2 - year sentence to months: 2 years * 12 months / year = 24 months. Then add the 3 months for assault: 24 months + 3 months = 27 months. Then find how long the 1 / 3 extension is: 27 months / 3 = 9 months. Finally, add up the three lengths of time to find the total sentence length: 27 months + 9 months = 36 months. The answer is 36.
Q: Clara is climbing to the top of a historical tower with stone stairs. Each level has eight huge steps in the stairs. Every step is made up of three massive blocks of stone. By the time she reaches the top, she has climbed past 96 blocks of stone. How many levels are there in the tower?
A:
Clara climbed past 96 / 3 = 32 steps made up of 3 blocks of stone each. At 8 steps per level, there are 32 / 8 = 4 levels in the tower. The answer is 4.