Question: Micah bought envelopes to send, and depending on the weight of the envelope he will need more stamps. If an envelope weighs more than 5 pounds, he will need 5 stamps. If it weighs less than that, it will only need 2 stamps. If he bought 52 stamps with 6 envelopes that weigh less than 5 pounds, how many envelopes in total did Micah need to buy?
Answer: Micah had to buy 6 * 2 = 12 stamps for 6 envelopes less than 5 pounds. He has 52 - 12 = 40 more stamps to buy. There are 40 / 5 = 8 envelopes that weigh more than 5 pounds. Micah needed to buy 8 + 6 = 14 envelopes. The answer is 14.
[Question]Avery has 20 chickens on his farm. Each chicken lays 6 eggs. He wants to fill up egg cartons with eggs. If each egg carton can hold a dozen (12 eggs), how many egg cartons can Avery fill?
[Answer]Avery has a total of 20 * 6 = 120 eggs. Avery can fill up 120 / 12 = 10 egg cartons. The answer is 10.
Q: Méliès bought 2 kg of meat. The meat costs $82 per kilogram. Méliès has $180 in his wallet. How much money does he have left after paying for the meat?
A: Méliès paid 2 x $82 = $164 for the 2 kg of meat. So he has $180 – $164 = $16 left. The answer is 16.
Question: James buys 6 t-shirts for 50% off. They each cost $20. How much did he pay?
Answer: Each shirt cost 20 * .5 = $10 with the sale. So he paid 10 * 6 = $60. The answer is 60.
[Question]Two birds making a nest each made 10 round trips collecting building materials. If the building materials were located 200 miles from where they were building the nest, what is the total distance the birds covered in the trips?
[Answer]In one round trip, traveling to and from the building materials location, one bird covers 2 * 200 = 400 miles. If in one round trip one bird covers 400 miles, in 10 round trips, it covers 400 * 10 = 4000 miles. Since there were two birds collecting the materials, they covered a combined 4000 + 4000 = 8000 miles collecting the building materials in 10 round trips. The answer is 8000.
[Question]A family's water and electricity bills average $30 a month for the first 4 months and $24 a month for the last 2 months. If the family's bills were averaged over all 6 months, what would the average monthly bill be?
[Answer]
The sum of the bills of the family in the first 4 months is $30 / month x 4 months = $120. The sum of the bills of the family in the last 2 months is $24 / month x $2 = $48. The sum of the bills of the family over the 6 months is $120 + $48 = $168. Hence, their average monthly bill is $168 / 6 months = $28 / month. The answer is 28.