Question: Two friends, Hubert and Ian, are planning to have a pizza party. One box of pizza is worth $14, and a can of soda is worth $1.80. Hubert orders eight boxes of pizza and ten cans of soda. Ian buys ten boxes of pizza and fifteen cans of soda. How much do they spend in all?
Answer: The number of boxes of pizza is 8 + 10 = 18 boxes. The number of cans of soda is 10 + 15 = 25 cans. The eighteen boxes of pizza cost 18 x $14 = $252. The cost of 25 cans of soda is 25 x $1.80 = $45. Therefore, the total amount they spend is $252 + $45 = $297. The answer is 297.
[Question]The bagels cost $2.25 each, or a dozen for $24. How much is saved, per bagel, in cents, by buying a dozen at a time?
[Answer]They cost 2.25 * 100 = 225 cents each. At the bulk rate, they are 24 / 12 = 2 dollar each. They cost 2 * 100 = 200 cents each. 225 - 200 = 25 cents are saved per bagel. The answer is 25.
Q: There are 6 forks in the cutlery drawer. There are 9 more knives than forks, and there are twice as many spoons as knives and half as many teaspoons as forks. After 2 of each cutlery is added to the drawer, how many pieces of cutlery are there in all?
A: There are 6 + 9 = 15 knives. There are 15 x 2 = 30 spoons. There are 6 / 2 = 3 teaspoons. There are 6 + 15 + 30 + 3 = 54 pieces before adding more cutlery. 2 of each 4 types of cutlery are added, and therefore 2 x 4 = 8 pieces added. In total there are 54 + 8 = 62 pieces of cutlery in the drawer. The answer is 62.
Question: Julia collects old watches. She owns 20 silver watches, and three times as many bronze watches. She decided to buy gold watches to add to her collection, a number that represents 10% of all the watches she owns. How many watches does Julia own after this purchase?
Answer: Julia owns 3 * 20 = 60 bronze watches. 60 + 20 = 80 total silver and bronze watches. 10% of all Julia's watches is 80 * 10 / 100 = 8 watches, and she decided to buy so many gold watches. So in total Julia is in possession of 20 + 60 + 8 = 88 watches. The answer is 88.
[Question]A casino table pays 3:2 if you get a blackjack with your first 2 cards. If you scored a blackjack and were paid $60, what was your original bet?
[Answer]The payout for blackjack is 3:2 or 3 / 2 = 1.5 times my bet. If my original bet was X then I won 1.5 * X my bet. Given that I was paid $60 we know $60 = 1.5X. X = $60 / 1.5. X = $40 was my original bet. The answer is 40.
[Question]Kyle is 5 years older than Julian. Julian is 20 years younger than Frederick. Frederick is 2 times older than Tyson. If Tyson is 20, how old is Kyle?
[Answer]
Frederick is 20 * 2 = 40 years old. Julian is 40 - 20 = 20 years old. Kyle is 20 + 5 = 25 years old. The answer is 25.