[Question]Paul makes pencils, making 100 pencils a day five days a week. He started the week with 80 pencils in his stock, and during the week he sold 350 pencils. How many pencils did he have in his stock at the end of the week?
[Answer]Making 100 pencils a day, he made 100 pencils / day * 5 days / week = 500 pencils during the week. With the pencils from the stock, he got 500 pencils + 80 pencils = 580 pencils. Subtracting the ones he sold, he has 580 pencils - 350 pencils = 230 pencils. The answer is 230.
Q: There are 30 spaces for each vehicle in a parking lot. A caravan takes up a total of 2 spaces of parking space. How many vehicles can still park if there are 3 caravans currently parking?
A: The three caravans used up 3x2 = 6 parking spaces in the parking lot. Therefore, 30 - 6 = 24 vehicles can still park in the parking lot. The answer is 24.
Question: The total cost of Olivia’s groceries was $42. The bananas cost her $12, the bread cost her $9, and the milk cost her $7. The only other groceries she bought were apples. In dollars, how much money did the apples cost her?
Answer: The combined cost of the bananas, bread, and milk was 12 + 9 + 7 = $28. The difference between this and the total is the cost of the apples, which must have therefore cost Olivia 42 – 28 = $14. The answer is 14.
[Question]Jean the jaguar has a beautiful fur coat containing a pattern of many rose-shaped spots, as unique as a human fingerprint. Half of her spots are located on her upper torso, with one-third of the spots located on her back and hindquarters, and the remaining spots located on her sides. If Jean has 30 spots on her upper torso, how many spots does she have located on her sides?
[Answer]If 30 is half the number of her spots, then she has 30 * 2 = 60 spots total. If one - third of her spots are located on her back and hindquarters, then she has 60 / 3 = 20 spots located on her back and hindquarters. If the reaming spots are located on her sides, then 60 - 30 - 20 = 10 spots are located on her sides. The answer is 10.
Q: Elena has 8 lilies and 5 tulips in her garden. Each lily has 6 petals. Each tulip has 3 petals. How many flower petals are in Elena’s garden?
A: Elena has 8 * 6 = 48 lily petals. Elena has 5 * 3 = 15 tulip petals. Elena has a total of 48 + 15 = 63 petals. The answer is 63.
Question: Henry scored 50 points on his Geography test, 70 on his Math test and 66 on his English test. If his History score is the average of these 3 scores, what was his total score across all 4 subjects?
Answer:
The sum of his scores across the first 3 subjects is 50 + 70 + 66 = 186. The average score over the 3 subjects which is his History score is = total / 3 = 186 / 3 = 62. Therefore his score across all 4 subjects = 186 + 62 = 248. The answer is 248.