Q: There are 3 numbers that are consecutive integers. Together they have a sum of 18. What is the largest of the 3 numbers?
A: Let N = smallest number. N + 1 = next number. N + 2 = largest number. N + (N + 1) + (N + 2) = 18. 3N + 3 = 18. 3N = 15. N = 5. The largest number is 7. The answer is 7.
Question: The snack machine at Richmond High School sells candy bars for $2 each and chips for $.50 each. How much money, in dollars, will 5 students need in total if each of them gets 1 candy bar and 2 bags of chips?
Answer: The students buy 2 * 5 = 10 bags of chips. 10 bags of chips cost 10 * 0.5 = 5 dollars. 5 candy bars cost 5 * 2 = 10 dollars. They will need 10 + 5 = 15 dollars. The answer is 15.
[Question]Tammy wants to run 3500 meters per week. She knows her track at school is 50 meters around. If she wants to run the same amount each day, how many loops should she make per day?
[Answer]She needs to run 70 laps in total each week, because 3500 divided by 50 equals 70. Since there are seven days in a week, she needs to run 10 laps per day because 70 divided by 7 equals 10. The answer is 10.
Q: The Period 1 gym class has 5 fewer than twice as many students as in the Period 2 gym class. There are 11 students in the Period 1 gym class. How many are in the Period 2 gym class?
A: Let x be the number of students in the Period 8 gym class. 2x - 5 = 11. 2x = 16. x = 8. The answer is 8.
Question: During the Mardi Gras parade, Latch caught four less than three times as many necklaces as did Rhonda. If Rhonda caught half as many necklaces as did Boudreaux, and Boudreaux caught twelve necklaces, how many necklaces did Latch catch?
Answer: Rhonda caught half as many necklaces as did Boudreaux, or 12 / 2 = 6 necklaces. Three times as many necklaces as Rhonda caught is 6 * 3 = 18 necklaces. Thus, Latch caught four less than three times as many necklaces as did Rhonda, for a total of 18 - 4 = 14 necklaces. The answer is 14.
Q: A pet store has six dogs for sale. They have half as many cats, twice as many birds, and thrice as many fish for sale. How many animals are for sale in the pet store?
A:
The pet store has 6 / 2 = 3 cats for sale. They have 6 x 2 = 12 birds for sale. They have 6 x 3 = 18 birds for sale. Therefore, there are a total of 6 + 3 + 12 + 18 = 39 pets for sale. The answer is 39.