Question: If a circle has a radius of 14 feet, how many 6-inch pencils can be placed end-to-end across the diameter of the circle?
Answer: A circle with a radius of 14 feet has a diameter of 2 * 14 = 28 feet. A six - inch pencil is 6 / 12 = 0.5 feet long. Thus, across a 28 - foot diameter, one can place 28 / 0.5 = 56 6 - inch pencils. The answer is 56.

Question: James builds a 20 story building. The first 10 stories are each 12 feet tall each. The remaining floors are each 3 feet taller. How tall is the building?
Answer: The first 10 floors are 10 * 12 = 120 feet. There are a remaining 20 - 10 = 10 stories. They are each 12 + 3 = 15 feet. So those stories are 15 * 10 = 150 feet. So the total height is 120 + 150 = 270 feet. The answer is 270.

Question: Barney the dinosaur weighs 1500 pounds more than five regular dinosaurs combined. If each regular dinosaur weighs 800 pounds, find the combined weight of Barney and the five regular dinosaurs' weights?
Answer: If each regular dinosaur weighs 800 pounds, five regular dinosaurs weigh 5 * 800 = 4000 pounds. Since Barney the dinosaur weighs 1500 pounds more than five regular dinosaurs combined, he weighs 4000 + 1500 = 5500 pounds. The combined weight of Barney and the five regular dinosaurs' weights is 5500 + 4000 = 9500 pounds. The answer is 9500.

Question: During the holidays, Lance works as a merchandiser. He works 35 hours a week, spread equally over 5 workdays. If Lance earns $9 an hour, how much does he make on each workday?
Answer:
Lance works 35 / 5 = 7 hours a day. So he makes $9 x 7 = $63 on each workday. The answer is 63.