[Question]If Alice purchased 3600 acorns for nine times the price Bob paid, and Bob paid $6000 for his acorns, how much money did Alice pay for each acorn?
[Answer]Nine times the price Bob paid for his acorns is 9 * $6000 = $54000. If Alice purchased 3600 acorns for nine times the price Bob paid, she paid $54000 / 3600 = $15 for each acorn. The answer is 15.
Q: Nadine went to a garage sale and spent $56. She bought a table for $34 and 2 chairs. Each chair cost the same amount. How much did one chair cost?
A: Nadine spent $56 - $34 for the table = $22 on chairs. The cost of the chairs was equal, so one chair cost $22 / 2 = $11. The answer is 11.
Question: An auctioneer raises the price of an item he is auctioning by $5 every time someone new bids on it. Two people enter a bidding war on a desk and the price goes from $15 to $65 before the desk is sold. How many times did each person bid on the desk?
Answer: The desk price was raised 65 - 15 = $50. At $5 per bid, there were 50 / 5 = 10 bids on the desk. There were two bidders, so each bid 10 / 2 = 5 times on the desk. The answer is 5.
[Question]Marion’s bike cost $356. Stephanie’s bike is worth twice as much. What is the total price of their bikes?
[Answer]Stephanie's bike costs $356 * 2 = $712. So, their bikes cost $356 + $712 = $1068 in total. The answer is 1068.
Q: Some friends went hiking for 3.5 hours. They traveled 21 kilometers in that time. Birgit was 4 minutes/km faster than the average time. If Birgit kept the same pace, how many minutes would it take her to go 8 kilometers?
A: Minutes spent hiking = 3.5 * 60 = 210 minutes. Average speed = 210 minutes / 21 km = 10 minutes / km. Birgit is 4 minutes / km faster = 10 - 4 = 6 min / km. It would take 6 * 8 = 48 minutes to go 8 km. Birgit would take 48 minutes to travel 8 kilometers. The answer is 48.
Question: Jacob is making s'mores. Each s'more takes two graham crackers and one marshmallow. If Jacob has 48 graham crackers and 6 marshmallows, how many more marshmallows does he need to buy?
Answer:
First find the number of marshmallows Jacob needs: 48 graham crackers / 2 graham crackers / marshmallow = 24 marshmallows. Then subtract the number of marshmallows Jacob already has from the number he needs to find the number he needs to buy: 24 marshmallows - 6 marshmallows = 18 marshmallows. The answer is 18.