[Question]Paige bought some new stickers and wanted to share them with 3 of her friends. She decided to share a sheet of 100 space stickers and a sheet of 50 cat stickers equally among her 3 friends. How many stickers will she have left?
[Answer]Paige has 100 space stickers that she is dividing among 3 friends, so 100 stickers / 3 friends = 33 stickers for each friend, with 1 remaining. She also has 50 cat stickers that she is diving among 3 friends, so 50 stickers / 3 friends = 16 stickers for each friend, with 2 remaining. So Paige will have 1 remaining space sticker + 2 remaining cat stickers = 3 stickers left. The answer is 3.
Q: A dental office gives away 2 toothbrushes to every patient who visits. His 8 hour days are packed and each visit takes .5 hours. How many toothbrushes does he give in a 5 day work week?
A: Each day he does 8 / .5 = 16 visits. So he does 16 * 5 = 80 visits a week. That means he gives away 80 * 2 = 160 toothbrushes a week. The answer is 160.
Question: Hadley wore his cowboy boots everywhere. He walked 2 miles to the grocery store in his boots. Then he walked 1 less than two miles to the pet store in his boots. Then, he walked one less than four miles back home in his boots. How far, in miles, did Hadley walk in his boots?
Answer: After he walked 2 miles to the grocery store, he walked one less than two miles to the pet store, adding 2 - 1 = 1 mile to his journey. To complete his journey, he walked one less than four miles to return home, adding 4 - 1 = 3 miles. to his journey. In total, Hadley walked 2 + 1 + 3 = 6 miles. The answer is 6.
[Question]Belinda can throw a ball at a speed of 20 feet/second. If the ball flies for 8 seconds before hitting the ground, and Belinda's border collie can run 5 feet/second, how many seconds will it take the border collie to catch up to the ball?
[Answer]First find the total distance the ball flies: 20 feet / second * 8 seconds = 160 feet. Then divide that distance by the dog's speed to find how long it takes the dog to catch up to the ball: 160 feet / 5 feet / second = 32 seconds. The answer is 32.
Q: Anna baked 60 cupcakes. She gives away 4/5 of the cupcakes to her classmates. Of the remaining 1/5 of cupcakes, she eats 3 cupcakes. How many cupcakes does she have left?
A: After giving away 4 / 5 of the cupcakes, Anna has 60 / 5 = 12 cupcakes. After eating 3 cupcakes, Anna has 12 - 3 = 9 cupcakes. The answer is 9.
Question: It is Roger’s turn to provide a snack for the baseball team after the game and he has decided to bring trail mix. The trail mix comes in packs of 6 individual pouches. Roger has 13 members on his baseball team, plus 3 coaches and 2 helpers. How many packs of trail mix does he need to buy?
Answer:
Roger will need 13 + 3 + 2 = 18 pouches of trail mix. If you divide the amount of trail mix pouches by the amount in each pack, 18 / 6 = 3 packs of trail mix. The answer is 3.