Vincent has 72 inches of rope that he wants to use for a project, but he needs to cut it into smaller pieces first. He cuts it into 12 equal length pieces, but then he realizes it's too short, so he ties three pieces together. The knots then make each piece 1 inch shorter. How long are his pieces of rope after all this?
Let's think: Each small piece is 6 inches because 72 / 12 = 6. Each piece is then 5 inches long after the knots are tied because 6 - 1 = 5. The three pieces tied together are now 15 inches long because 5 x 3 = 15.. The answer is: 15.

Traveling from Manhattan to the Bronx, Andrew rides the subway for 10 hours, takes the train and rides for twice as much time as the subway ride, and then bikes the remaining distance for 8 hours. What's the total time he takes to reach the Bronx from Manhattan?
Let's think: The train ride takes Andrew 2 * 10 = 20 hours. Together, the subway ride and the train ride take Andrew 10 + 20 = 30 hours. With an additional bike ride of 8 hours to reach the Bronx, Andrew takes 30 + 8 = 38 hours to travel from Manhattan to the Bronx.. The answer is: 38.

Tabitha and her friends were excited to go to the Christmas parade because they knew candy would be thrown to the crowd from the floats. Tabitha caught 22 pieces of candy. Stan caught 13 pieces. Julie caught half the amount of candy as Tabitha caught and Carlos caught twice as much candy as Stan. How many pieces in total did the friends catch?
Let's think: Julie caught half the amount of Tabitha's 22 pieces so 22 / 2 = 11 pieces of candy caught by Julie. Carlos caught twice the amount of candy as Stan's 13 pieces so 2 * 13 = 26 pieces of candy caught by Carlos. All together, Tabitha caught 22 pieces, Stan had 13, Julie had 11 and Carlos had 26, so there were a total of 22 + 13 + 11 + 26 = 72 pieces of candy.. The answer is: 72.

After a visit to the newly opened aquarium, 40 percent of the aquarium visitors fell ill from a mysterious disease. If there were 500 visitors, how many of them did not fall ill?
Let's think:
If there were 500 visitors, and 40% of them fell ill, the number of visitors who fell ill is 40 / 100 * 500 = 200 people. The number of visitors who did not get ill is 500 - 200 = 300.. The answer is: 300.