Q: It takes Dawn 2 hours to paint 1 watercolor painting. She was recently commissioned to paint a series of 12 paintings. Dawn will earn $3,600.00 for these 12 paintings. How much money does Dawn make per hour?
A: It takes her 2 hours to paint 1 picture and she needs to paint 12 pictures so it will take 2 * 12 = 24 hours. Dawn will make $3,6000.00 for 24 hours of work which means she makes 3600 / 24 = $150.00 per hour of work. The answer is 150.
Question: Lizzy's mother gave her 80 cents and her father gave her 40 cents for keeping to her promise. She went to her uncle's and spent 50 cents buying candy for her little cousin. Her uncle gave her another 70 cents. How many cents does she have now?
Answer: She got 80 + 40 = 120 cents from her mother and father. She spent 50 cents on candy leaving 120 - 50 = 70 cents. Her uncle gave her an additional 70 cents for a total of 70 + 70 = 140 cents. The answer is 140.
[Question]A bulk warehouse is offering 48 cans of sparkling water for $12.00 a case. The local grocery store is offering the same sparkling water for $6.00 and it only has 12 cans. How much more expensive, per can, in cents, is this deal at the grocery store?
[Answer]The bulk warehouse has 48 cans for $12.00 so that's 12 / 48 = $0.25 a can. The local grocery store has 12 cans for $6.00 so that's 6 / 12 = $0.50 a can. The grocery store offer is $0.50 a can and the warehouse is $0.25 a can so the grocery store is .50 - .25 = $0.25 more expensive per can. The answer is 25.
Q: John pays for half the cost of raising a child. It cost $10,000 a year for the first 8 years and then twice that much per year until the child is 18. University tuition then costs $250,000. How much did it cost?
A: The first 8 years cost 8 * 10,000 = $80,000. The next 18 - 8 = 10 years. They cost 10000 * 2 = $20,000 per year. So they cost 20,000 * 10 = $200,000. So the cost was 200,000 + 80,000 = $280,000. Adding in the cost of tuition brings the cost to 250,000 + 280,000 = $530,000. Since John pays for half the cost of raising the child, he pays $530000 / 2 = 265000. The answer is 265000.
Question: Matthew, the baker, arrives at work early every morning to make his famous caramel-apple coffee cakes for the day. It usually takes Matthew 1 hour to assemble ingredients, 1.5 hours to bake the cakes, and another 1 hour to decorate each cake with cinnamon sprinkles. One day, Matthew's oven failed to reach the correct temperature and it took twice as long for the cakes to bake as they usually take. On that day, how long did it take, in hours, for Matthew to make his famous caramel-apple coffee cakes?
Answer: Twice 1.5 hours is 2 * 1.5 = 3 hours. Thus, on that day, it took Matthew 1 + 3 + 1 = 5 hours to make the cakes. The answer is 5.
Q: Last night Kannon had 3 apples, a banana, and 4 oranges for dinner. Today she is planning to have 4 more apples than last night, 10 times as many bananas as she ate last night, and twice as many oranges as apples she'll have today. How many fruits would she have eaten so far in the two meals?
A:
The total number of fruits that Kannon ate last is 3 apples + 1 banana + 4 oranges = 8. Since last night Kannon had 3 apples, today she'll eat 3 + 4 = 7 apples. She is also planning to eat 10 times as many bananas as she ate last night, a total of 1 * 10 = 10 bananas. Kannon will also eat twice as many oranges as apples she'll have today, which means she'll eat 7 * 2 = 14 oranges. Tonight Kannon will eat 14 oranges + 10 bananas + 7 apples = 31 fruits. In total, after tonight, Kannon would have eaten 31 + 8 = 39 fruits. The answer is 39.