Question: Mary has 26 blue shirts and 36 brown shirts. If she gives away half of her blue shirts and a third of her brown shirts, how many shirts does she have left?
Answer: Mary gives away 26 / 2 = 13 blue shirts. Mary gives away 36 / 3 = 12 brown shirts. Mary has 26 - 13 = 13 blue shirts left. Mary has 36 - 12 = 24 brown shirts left. Mary has 13 + 24 = 37 shirts left. The answer is 37.
[Question]Johnny TV makes 25 percent more movies than L&J Productions each year. If L&J Productions produces 220 movies in a year, how many movies does the two production companies produce in five years combined?
[Answer]Johnny TV makes 25 / 100 * 220 = 55 more movies than L&J Productions each year. The total number of movies that Johnny TV makes in a year is 220 + 55 = 275. Together, Johnny TV and L&J Productions make 275 + 220 = 495 movies in a year. In five years, the two companies make 495 * 5 = 2475 movies. The answer is 2475.
Q: My new house has 12 medium ceiling lights but I have seen small and large ceiling lights in other rooms. The small ones require 1 bulb, the medium ones require 2, and the large ones need 3 bulbs. How many bulbs should I buy if my wife says she saw twice as many large ceiling lights as medium ceiling lights and ten more small lights than medium ones?
A: If the house has twice the number of large ones as medium ones then the house has 2 * 12 = 24 large ceiling lights. Similarly, if it has 10 more small ones than the 12 medium ones then it has 10 + 12 = 22 small ceiling lights. If one small ceiling light requires 1 bulb then 22 small ones will require 1 * 22 = 22 bulbs. If one medium ceiling light requires 2 bulbs then 12 medium ones will require 2 * 12 = 24 bulbs. If one large ceiling light requires 3 bulbs then 24 medium ones will require 3 * 24 = 72 bulbs. Therefore the house will require 22 bulbs for the small ones + 24 bulbs for the medium ones + 72 bulbs for the large ones, for a total of 22 + 24 + 72 = 118. The answer is 118.
Question: A train travels 270 miles in 3 hours. At the same rate, how many additional hours would it take to travel an additional 180 miles?
Answer: The rate is 270 / 3 = 90 mph. Then it takes an additional 180 / 90 = 2 hours. The answer is 2.
[Question]Cole wants to fence his backyard on three sides. His backyard is 9 feet along the sides and 18 feet along the back. The neighbor behind him agreed to pay for half of their shared side of his fence, and the neighbor on his left agreed to pay for a third of their shared side. Fencing costs $3 per foot. How much does Cole have to pay for the fence?
[Answer]Cole has to pay 3 * 9 = $27 for one side of the side fence. For the shared left fence, he has to pay two - thirds of 27, so he has to pay 27 * 2 / 3 = $18. The shared back fence will cost 3 * 18 = $54. He has to pay for half the back fence, so it will cost 54 / 2 = $27. Thus, Cole has to pay 18 + 27 + 27 = $72 for the fence. The answer is 72.
[Question]A retail store wants to hire 50 new phone reps to assist with the increased call volume that they will experience over the holiday. Each phone rep will work 8 hours a day and will be paid $14.00 an hour. After 5 days, how much will the company pay all 50 new employees?
[Answer]
There are 50 reps and they will work 8 hour days so that's 50 * 8 = 400 hours. They will work 5 days a week so that's 5 * 400 = 2,000 hours. Each worker will be paid $14.00 an hour and in 5 days they will have worked 2,000 hours so that's 14 * 2000 = $28,000. The answer is 28000.