Question: Mary has a mystery book library. She started with 72 mystery books at the beginning of the year. She joined a book club that sent her 1 book each month of the year. She went to a bookstore halfway through the year and bought 5 more books, then bought 2 books at yard sales later. Her daughter gave her another book for her birthday, and her mother gave her a series of 4 books when Mary visited her. She donated 12 books she didn't want to read again to a charity shop and sold 3 to a used book store. How many books did she have at the end of the year?
Answer: Mary got 1 * 12 = 12 books from the book club. She bought 5 + 2 = 7 books. She was given 1 + 4 = 5 books. She got rid of 12 + 3 = 15 books. Thus, at the end of the year she had 72 + 12 + 7 + 5 - 15 = 81 books. The answer is 81.
[Question]A cafe has 9 indoor tables and 11 outdoor tables. Each indoor table has 10 chairs, and each outdoor table has 3 chairs. How many chairs are there in all?
[Answer]There are 9 indoor tables * 10 chairs = 90 chairs. There are 11 outdoor tables * 3 chairs = 33 chairs. The total number of chairs is 90 chairs + 33 chairs = 123 chairs. The answer is 123.
Q: Alvin is selling his marble set. He has 100 marbles. 20% are white, 30% are black, and the rest are different colors. He sells the white ones for a nickel each, the black ones for a dime each, and the colors for $0.20 each. How much does he earn?
A: He has 20 white marbles because 100 x .2 = 20. He has 30 black marbles because 100 x .3 = 30. He has 50 color marbles because 100 - 20 - 30 = 50. He earns $1 from white marbles because 20 x .05 = 1. He earns $3 from the black marbles because 30 x .1 = 3. He earns $10 from the colors because 50 x .2 = 10. He earns $14 in total because 1 + 3 + 10 = 14. The answer is 14.
Question: For football season, Zachary wants to buy a new football, a pair of shorts, and a pair of football shoes. The ball costs $3.75, the shorts cost $2.40, and the shoes cost $11.85. Zachary has $10. How much more money does Zachary need?
Answer: The total cost of the ball, the shorts, and the shoes is $3.75 + $2.40 + $11.85 = $18. Zachary needs $18 − $10 = $8 more. The answer is 8.
[Question]Frankie's parents let him have many pets. He has six more snakes than he has cats. He has one less parrot than cats. Six of his pets have four legs. He has 2 dogs. How many pets does he have in total?
[Answer]He has 6 - 2 = 4 cats. He has 4 - 1 = 3 parrots. He has 4 + 6 = 10 snakes. He has a total of 2 + 4 + 3 + 10 = 19 pets. The answer is 19.
[Question]Lucy has been trying new recipes and wants to make sure she keeps the cupboard stocked with ingredients. She had a 500g bag of flour in the cupboard at the start of the week. She used 240g when she baked cookies on Tuesday, and accidentally spilled half of what was left when she was putting the flour away. If Lucy wants a full bag of flour in the cupboard, how much flour does she need to buy, in grams?
[Answer]
After baking cookies, Lucy had 500 – 240 = 260g of flour left. She accidentally spilled half of this, which means she had 260 * 0.5 = 130g of flour left. She therefore needs 500 – 130 = 370g of flour. The answer is 370.