Q: It takes Jason 30 minutes to cut 1 lawn in his neighborhood. If he cuts 8 yards on both Saturday and Sunday, how many hours does he spend cutting grass?
A: He cuts 8 yards on both Saturday and Sunday so that’s 2 * 8 = 16 yards. It takes him 30 minutes to cut 1 yard so it takes him 30 * 16 = 480 minutes. There are 60 minutes in 1 hour and it takes him 480 minutes so that’s a total of 480 / 60 = 8 hours. The answer is 8.
Question: When all her clothes are washed and in her closet, Brie has 12 blouses, 6 skirts, and 8 slacks. Today in her hamper, she has 75% of her blouses, 50% of her skirts, and 25% of her slacks. How many pieces of clothing will she need to put in the washer?
Answer: In her hamper, Brie has 12 x 75% = 9 blouses. In her hamper, she has 6 x 50% = 3 skirts. In the hamper, she has 8 x 25% = 2 slacks. She will need to wash 9 + 3 + 2 = 14 pieces of clothes. The answer is 14.
[Question]Jake is retrieving the notes on a communal board, putting all of the red notes in the complaints bin and all of the blue notes in the compliments bin. The red notes were in 5 rows with 6 notes in each row. There are 2 blue notes under each of the red notes, as well as another 10 blue notes scattered at the bottom of the board. How many notes in total are put into the complaints and compliments bins?
[Answer]There are a total of 5 rows of red notes * 6 notes per row = 30 red notes on the board. There are 2 blue notes per red notes * 30 red notes = 60 blue notes under the red notes. With the other blue notes at the bottom of the board, there are a total of 60 + 10 = 70 blue notes. So in total, there are 30 red notes + 70 blue notes = 100 notes in total. The answer is 100.
Q: Village Foods sells good food at a fair price. Their specialty is fresh vegetables. If they get 500 customers per month, and each customer purchases 2 heads of lettuce for $1 each and 4 tomatoes for $0.5 apiece, then how much money, in dollars, will the store receive in sales of lettuce and tomatoes per month?
A: 2 heads of lettuce at $1 apiece is 2 * $1 = $2. 4 tomatoes at $0.50 apiece is 4 * $0.5 = $2. Thus, each customer purchases $2 + $2 = $4 in lettuce and tomatoes per month. Therefore, if 500 customers per month spend $4 on lettuce and tomatoes, then the store will receive $4 * 500 = $2000 per month on sales of lettuce and tomatoes. The answer is 2000.
Question: The bus started its route. At its first stop, 7 people got on. At the second stop, 3 people got off, and 5 people got on. At the third stop, 2 people got off, and 4 people got on. How many passengers are now on the bus?
Answer: There are 7 people on the bus after the first stop. There are 7 + 5 - 3 = 9 people on the bus after the second stop. There are 9 + 4 - 2 = 11 people on the bus after the third stop. 11 passengers are now on the bus. The answer is 11.
Q: Barbara got a great deal on a new chest of drawers, but she has to take a lot of paper out of the drawers to be able to use it. She found 3 bundles of colored paper, 2 bunches of white paper, and 5 heaps of scrap paper. If a bunch holds 4 sheets of paper, a bundle holds 2 sheets of paper, and a heap holds 20 sheets of paper, how many sheets of paper did Barbara remove from the chest of drawers?
A:
Of the colored paper, Barbara removed 3 * 2 = 6 sheets of paper. Of the white paper, she removed 2 * 4 = 8 sheets of paper. Of the scrap paper, she removed 5 * 20 = 100 sheets of paper. So in total, Barbara removed 6 + 8 + 100 = 114 sheets of paper. The answer is 114.