[Question]There are some lions in Londolozi at first. Lion cubs are born at the rate of 5 per month and lions die at the rate of 1 per month. If there are 148 lions in Londolozi after 1 year, how many lions were there in Londolozi at first?
[Answer]There are 5 - 1 = 4 more lions each month. There will be 4 * 12 = 48 more lions after 1 year. There were 148 - 48 = 100 lions in Londolozi at first. The answer is 100.
Q: Lana aims to sell 20 muffins at the bake sale. She sells 12 muffins in the morning. She sells another 4 in the afternoon. How many more muffins does Lana need to sell to hit her goal?
A: Lana sold 12 muffins and has to sell 20 - 12 = 8 to hit her goal before the bake sale ends. When she sells another 4 in the afternoon Lana has 8 - 4 = 4 muffins left to sell to meet her target. The answer is 4.
Question: A washing machine uses 20 gallons of water for a heavy wash, 10 gallons of water for a regular wash, and 2 gallons of water for a light wash per load of laundry. If bleach is used, there is an extra light wash cycle added to rinse the laundry thoroughly. There are two heavy washes, three regular washes, and one light wash to do. Two of the loads need to be bleached. How many gallons of water will be needed?
Answer: The two heavy washes will use 20 * 2 = 40 gallons of water. The three regular washes will use 10 * 3 = 30 gallons of water. The light wash will use 2 * 1 = 2 gallons of water. The two bleached loads will use an extra 2 * 2 = 4 gallons of water. In all, 40 + 30 + 2 + 4 = 76 gallons of water will be needed. The answer is 76.
[Question]Vaishali has 4 hats, each with three stripes. She also has three hats with four stripes each, six hats with no stripes, and another two hats with 5 stripes each. What is the combined total number of stripes Vaishali has on all of her hats?
[Answer]Four hats, each with three stripes, is 4 * 3 = 12 stripes. Three hats with four stripes each is 3 * 4 = 12 stripes. Six hats with no stripes is 6 * 0 = 0 stripes. And two hats with 5 stripes each is 2 * 5 = 10 stripes. The combined total number of stripes Vaishali has on all of her hats is 12 + 12 + 0 + 10 = 34 stripes. The answer is 34.
Q: Brandon has a collection of 20 baseball cards. Malcom has 8 more cards than Brandon. However, then Malcom gives half of his cards to his friend Mark. How many cards does Malcom have left?
A: Malcom has 20 cards + 8 cards = 28 cards. Malcom gives away 1 / 2 * 28 cards = 14 cards to Mark. Malcom has 28 - 14 cards = 14 cards remaining. The answer is 14.
Question: Wade has called into a rest stop and decides to get food for the road. He buys a sandwich to eat now, one for the road, and one for in the evening. He also buys 2 drinks. If the drinks cost $4 each and Wade spends a total of $26 then how much, in dollars, did the sandwiches each cost?
Answer:
The drinks cost a total of $4 per drink * 2 drinks = $8. So the sandwiches cost a total of $26 total spending - $8 spending on drinks = $18. Therefore, each sandwich costs $18 for sandwiches / 3 sandwiches = $6. The answer is 6.