[Question]A quantity surveyor is figuring the construction costs for a couple that wishes to build a house. The costs are as follows: land costs $50 per square meter, bricks cost $100 per 1000 bricks and roof tiles cost $10 per roof tile. If the house they wish to build requires 2000 square meters, 10000 bricks, and 500 roof tiles, how much construction costs are required for this project?
[Answer]The cost required for buying land is $50 / sq m * 2000 sq m = $100000. The cost required for buying bricks is $100 / 1000 bricks * 10000 bricks = $1000. The cost required for buying roof tiles is $10 / tile * 500 tiles = $5000. The total construction cost is $100000 + $1000 + $5000 = $106000. The answer is 106000.
Q: Marta is weighing fruit at the grocery store. The apples weigh four ounces each and the oranges weight 3 ounces. Each plastic bag in the grocery store can hold 49 ounces of fruit before it splits. If Martha wants to put an equal number of apples and oranges in each bag, and she wants to buy 3 full bags of fruit, how many ounces of apples should she buy?
A: First figure out how many ounces of fruit fit in three bags by multiplying the number of bags by the number of ounces per bag: 49 oz / bag * 3 bags = 147 oz. Since Marta wants the same number of apples and oranges in each bag, we know the fruits always come in pairs. Find the weight of each pair of fruit by adding the weight of one apple to the weight of one orange: 3 oz + 4 oz = 7oz. Now figure out how many pairs of fruit Marta needs to fill the bags by dividing the total weight in the bags by the weight of each pair of fruit: 147 oz / 7 oz = 21. Now multiply the number of apples Marta needs to buy (21) by the weight per apple (4 oz) to find how many ounces she should buy: 21 * 4 oz = 84 oz. The answer is 84.
Question: Roberta wants to have a dinner party centered around soufflés. Each savory souffle calls for 8 eggs each and the dessert ones call for 6 eggs each. She wants to make 3 savory soufflés and 5 dessert soufflés for the party. How many eggs will she need?
Answer: The savory soufflés need 8 eggs each and she wants to make 3 of these so she needs 8 * 3 = 24 eggs. The dessert soufflés need 6 eggs each and she wants to make 5 of these so she needs 6 * 5 = 30 eggs. For the dinner party she will need 24 + 30 = 54 eggs in total. The answer is 54.
[Question]Briar is attending a one-week community empowerment event and has to take a cab ride to the event and back home every day. A cab ride costs $2.5 per mile. If the event is 200 miles away from Briar's home, calculate the total amount of money the cab rides cost would be at the end of the event?
[Answer]If a cab ride costs $2.5 per mile, and Briar has to go to an event 200 miles away, he will spend 200 * $2.5 = $500 one way to the trip. Since the round trip is also 200 miles and Briar is charged $500, the total amount he spends in a day to go to the event and back is $500 + $500 = $1000. The event is one week, meaning Briar will have to spend $1000 * 7 = $7000 on the cab rides. The answer is 7000.
Q: Nadine collected different colored pebbles. She has 20 white pebbles and half as many red pebbles. How many pebbles does she have in all?
A: Nadine has 20 / 2 = 10 red pebbles. Thus, she has 20 + 10 = 30 pebbles. The answer is 30.
Question: Marcus can fit 5 pies in his oven at once. He bakes 7 batches of pies, then slips and drops 8 of them. How many pies are left?
Answer:
First find the total number of pies Marcus bakes: 5 pies / batch * 7 batches = 35 pies. Then subtract the number of pies Marcus drops: 35 pies - 8 pies = 27 pies. The answer is 27.