Q: Gerald is a furniture maker. He has 672 pieces of wood and he wants to make some tables and chairs. It takes 12 pieces of wood to make a table and 8 pieces of wood to make a chair. How many chairs can he make if he makes 24 tables?
A: Each table takes 12 pieces of wood to make so 24 tables will take 24 * 12 = 288. There were originally 672 pieces of wood so now there are 672 - 288 = 384 pieces left. 8 pieces of wood make 1 chair so 384 pieces can make 384 / 8 = 48 chairs. The answer is 48.
Question: Tony made a sandwich with two slices of bread for lunch every day this week. On Saturday, he was extra hungry from doing yard work and made two sandwiches. How many slices of bread are left from the 22-slice loaf Tony started with?
Answer: There are 7 days in a week, so Tony made 1 * 7 = 7 sandwiches. On Saturday, he made 1 extra sandwich, so he made 7 + 1 = 8 sandwiches this week. A sandwich has 2 slices of bread, so he used 8 * 2 = 16 slices. Thus, Tony has 22 - 16 = 6 slices of bread left. The answer is 6.
[Question]Frank has an apple tree in his backyard. 5 apples are hanging on the tree and 8 have fallen to the ground. If Frank's dog eats 3 of the apples off of the ground, how many apples are left?
[Answer]Frank originally had 5 + 8 = 13 apples. After his dog eats 3, there are 13 - 3 = 10 apples. The answer is 10.
Q: Kyle makes $3200.00 every month. His monthly bills include $1250 for rent, $150 on utilities, $400 into retirement & savings accounts, $300.00 on groceries/eating out, $200 for insurance and $200 for miscellaneous expenses. If he’s looking at buying a car with a monthly car payment of $350 how much does that leave for gas and maintenance?
A: Kyle’s monthly bills are 1250 + 150 + 400 + 300 + 200 + 200 = $2,500.00. He makes $3200 and his bills are $2500 so that leaves 3200 - 2500 = $700.00. If he buys a car with a monthly car payment of $350 then that leaves 700 - 350 = $350.00 left over for gas and maintenance. The answer is 350.
Question: Nathaniel has 11 tickets to a basketball game. He gives away 2 tickets each to his best friends, until he only has 3 tickets left. How many best friends does Nathaniel have?
Answer: Nathaniel gave away 11 - 3 = 8 tickets to his best friends. Nathaniel has 8 / 2 = 4 best friends. The answer is 4.
Q: Jane plans on reading a novel she borrows from her friend. She reads twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. In the morning she reads 5 pages and in the evening she reads 10 pages. If she reads at this rate for a week, how many pages will she read?
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The number of pages Jane reads in a day is 5 in the morning and 10 in the evening, so she reads 10 + 5 = 15 pages in a day. If she reads for a week she reads for 7 days, so by the end of the week she reads 15 * 7 = 105 pages. The answer is 105.