Question: Lindsey owns 4 more cars than Cathy. Susan owns 2 fewer cars than Carol. Carol owns twice as many cars as Cathy. If Cathy owns 5 cars, how many total cars do they all own put together?
Answer: Lindsey owns 4 + 5 = 9 cars. Carol owns 2 * 5 = 10 cars. Susan owns 10 - 2 = 8 cars. They all own 5 + 9 + 10 + 8 = 32 cars. The answer is 32.
[Question]A courier received 80 packages yesterday and twice as many today. All of these should be delivered tomorrow. How many packages should be delivered tomorrow?
[Answer]There are 80 x 2 = 160 packages today. So, the courier will deliver 80 + 160 = 240 packages. The answer is 240.
Q: Oprah has 3500 cars in her collection. If the average number of cars she gives away per year is 50, how many years will it take to reduce her car collection to 500?
A: If Oprah wants to have 500 cars left, she will have to give away 3500 - 500 = 3000 cars. Since the average number of cars she gives away per year is 50, it will take her 3000 / 50 = 60 years to give away enough cars to have 500 left over. The answer is 60.
Question: Mary tried to improve her health by changing her diet, but her weight bounced like a yo-yo. At first, she dropped a dozen pounds. Then, she added back twice the weight that she initially lost. Then, she dropped three times more weight than she initially had lost. But finally, she gained back half of a dozen pounds. If she weighed 99 pounds at the start of her change in diet, what was her final weight, in pounds?
Answer: Since Mary first weighed 99 pounds, after she dropped a dozen pounds she weighed 99 - 12 = 87 pounds. Twice the weight she initially lost is 12 * 2 = 24 pounds. So, when she added back twice the weight that she initially lost, her weight jumped to 87 + 24 = 111 pounds. Three times more than she initially had lost is 12 * 3 = 36 pounds. Therefore, when Mary lost 3 times more than she initially lost, her weight dropped to 111 - 36 = 75 pounds. Finally, when Mary gained back half of a dozen pounds, her final weight was 75 + 6 = 81 pounds. The answer is 81.
[Question]In a building, there are a hundred ladies on the first-floor studying. There are three times that many girls at a party being held on the second floor of the building. How many ladies are on the two floors in total?
[Answer]If there are a hundred ladies in the living room and three times that many girls at the party, there are 3 * 100 = 300 girls at the party. In the building there are 100 + 300 = 400 ladies. The answer is 400.
[Question]Tommy ordered a total weight of 10 kilograms of apple, orange, grape, and strawberry fruits. He ordered 3 kilograms of apples, 1 kilogram of orange, and 3 kilograms of grapes. How many kilograms of strawberries did he order?
[Answer]
Tommy ordered 3 + 3 + 1 = 7 kilograms of apples, oranges and grapes altogether. Therefore, Tommy ordered 10 - 7 = 3 kilograms of strawberries. The answer is 3.