[Question]Josh has 18 yards of ribbon that is to be used equally to 6 gifts. If each gift will use 2 yards of ribbon, how many yards of ribbon will be left?
[Answer]The 6 gifts will use 6 x 2 = 12 yards of ribbon. So, 18 - 12 = 6 yards of ribbon will be left. The answer is 6.
Q: Derek is watching the construction cranes downtown and is trying to figure out how much taller they have to be than the building they are building. He sees one crane that is 228 feet tall finishing a building that was 200 feet tall. He sees another that is 120 feet tall finishing a building that is 100 feet tall. The final crane he sees is 147 feet tall, finishing a building that is 140 feet tall. On average, what percentage taller are the cranes than the building?
A: The first crane is 14 percent taller because if 200 + 200x = 228 then x = .14. The second crane is 20 percent taller because if 100 + 100x = 120 then x = .2. The third crane is 5 percent taller because if 140 + 140x = 147 then x = .5. The total percent is 39 because 14 + 20 + 5 = 39. The average percent greater the height of the crane is than the building is 13 because 39 / 3 = 13. The answer is 13.
Question: Zig wrote four times as many books as Flo. If Zig wrote 60 books, how many books did they write altogether?
Answer: If Zig wrote 60 books, four times as many books as Flo, Flo wrote 60 / 4 = 15 books. Together, they wrote 60 + 15 = 75 books. The answer is 75.
[Question]In his company, Kenzo has 80 office chairs with five legs each and 20 round tables with three legs each. If after a month 40% of the chairs are damaged and have to be disposed of, calculate the total number of legs of furniture Kenzo has remaining in his company.
[Answer]The number of chairs that are disposed of after they're found to be damaged is 40 / 100 * 80 = 32. The number of chairs in good condition in Kenzo's company is 80 - 32 = 48. The 48 chairs have 48 * 5 = 240 legs. The round tables also have 20 * 3 = 60 legs. In total, the furniture in Kenzo's company has 60 + 240 = 300 legs. The answer is 300.
Q: Leah earned $28 working odd jobs around the neighborhood. She spent a seventh of it on a milkshake and put half of the rest in her savings account. She left the remaining money in her wallet. Her dog got ahold of her wallet and shredded all the money inside but $1. How many dollars did Leah lose?
A: Leah spent 28 / 7 = $4 on a milkshake. She had 28 - 4 = $24 left. She put half in her savings account and half in her wallet, so she had 24 / 2 = $12 in her wallet. Her dog shredded all the money in her wallet but $1, so Leah lost 12 - 1 = $11. The answer is 11.
Question: In the school election, Eliot got twice as many votes as Shaun, and Shaun got 5 times as many votes as Randy. If Randy got 16 votes, how many did Eliot get?
Answer:
Shaun got 5 * 16 = 80 votes. Eliot got 80 * 2 = 160 votes. The answer is 160.