Q: Timmy, Tommy and Tina are filling up a kiddie pool in their backyard. Each has a pail they fill with water from a house before dumping it into the pool. If Timmy's pail holds twice as much water as Tommy's, and Tommy's holds 2 gallons more than Tina's, and Tina's is 4 gallons, how much water do the three of them fill the pool with after 3 trips each?
A: If Tina's pail holds 4 gallons and Tommy's holds 2 more gallons than hers, that means Tommy's holds 4 + 2 = 6 gallons. If Timmy's pail holds twice as much as Tommy's 6 - gallon pail, that means it holds 6 * 2 = 12 gallons. Therefore, in 1 trip that means all three move a total of 4 + 6 + 12 = 22 gallons. In three trips, that means they would move a total of 22 * 3 = 66 gallons. The answer is 66.
Question: There are 32 students in a statistics course. 25 percent of the class received an A. 1/4 of the remaining students got either a B or C, and the rest of the students failed. How many students failed?
Answer: A grade:32(.25) = 8. 32 - 8 = 24 students remaining. B / C grade:24 / 4 = 6. 24 - 6 = 18 students fail. The answer is 18.
[Question]Zoe goes to the store to buy soda and pizza for herself and her 5 family members. Each bottle of soda costs half a dollar and each slice of pizza costs $1. Before she leaves her house she takes just enough money to pay for her purchase. How much money did Zoe take?
[Answer]Zoe is going to buy pizza and soda for 5 people + 1 person = 6 people. For 6 sodas, Zoe will pay 6 sodas * $0.5 / soda = $3. For 6 slices of pizza, she will pay 6 slices * $1 / slice = $6. Adding the price of the soda and pizza, Zoe paid $3 + $6 = $9. The answer is 9.
Q: Ava planted 9 apple trees in her backyard. That's 3 more than Lily planted in her backyard. How many apple trees did they plant in their backyards collectively?
A: Lily planted 9 - 3 = 6 apple trees in her backyard. They planted 9 + 6 = 15 apple trees in their backyards collectively. The answer is 15.
Question: Jack has been driving for the past 9 years. He drives 37,000 miles every four months. How many miles has Jack driven since he started driving?
Answer: There are 12 / 4 = 3 four month groups in a year. Jack drives 37,000 * 3 = 111,000 miles in a year. Jack has driven 111,000 * 9 = 999,000 miles since he has started driving. The answer is 999000.
Q: Sean and Sierra invited 200 guests to their wedding. If 83% of the guests RSVP with a Yes response and 9% of the guests RSVP with a No response, how many guests did not respond at all?
A:
Yes RSVP responses are 200 x 83% = 166 guests. No RSVP responses are 200 x 9% = 18 guests. Guests who responded are 166 + 18 = 184. Guests who did not respond at all are 200 - 184 = 16. The answer is 16.