[Question]Joan is at the grocery store. She has a total of $60 to spend. She is going to purchase 2 containers of hummus, which are $5 each. She is going to purchase chicken for $20, bacon for $10, and vegetables for $10. She wants to purchase apples which are $2 each. With her remaining money, how many apples can she purchase?
[Answer]The total cost of the hummus is 2 * $5 = $10. The total cost of the chicken, bacon, and vegetables is $20 + $10 + $10 = $40. The remaining money she has is $60 - $10 - $40 = $10. The amount of apples she can purchase is $10 / $2 = 5. The answer is 5.
Q: A concert ticket costs $40. Mr. Benson bought 12 tickets and received a 5% discount for every ticket bought that exceeds 10. How much did Mr. Benson pay in all?
A: Mr. Benson had a 5% discount for each of the 12 - 10 = 2 tickets. So, those two tickets had a $40 x 5 / 100 = $2 discount each. Hence, each ticket cost $40 - $2 = $38 each. Thus, two discounted tickets amount to $38 x 2 = $76. And the other ten tickets amount to $40 x 10 = $400. Hence, Mr. Benson paid a total of $400 + $76 = $476. The answer is 476.
Question: 8 jumbo scallops weigh one pound and cost $24.00 a pound. Nate is pairing 2 scallops with a corn bisque as a light summer dinner. He’s cooking for 8 people. How much will the scallops cost?
Answer: He’s cooking for 8 people and wants to serve 2 scallops per person so he needs 8 * 2 = 16 scallops. 8 jumbo scallops come in 1 pound and he needs 16 scallops so he will need 16 / 8 = 2 pounds of scallops. A pound of scallops weigh $24.00 and he needs 2 pounds so it will cost him 24 * 2 = $48.00 for scallops. The answer is 48.
[Question]There were 40 kids on Lake Pleasant. A fourth of the kids went tubing, but only half of the tubers went rafting. How many of the kids who joined the rafting excursion were also on the tubing excursion?
[Answer]40 / 4 = 10 kids went tubing. 10 / 2 = 5 kids went rafting and tubing. The answer is 5.
Q: Alison bought some storage tubs for her garage. She bought 3 large ones and 6 small ones, for $48 total. If the large tubs cost $6, how much do the small ones cost?
A: Let t be the price of the small tubs. 3 * 6 + 6 * t = 48. 18 + 6 * t = 48. 6 * t = 48 - 18 = 30. 6t = 30. t = 5 dollars for each small tub. The answer is 5.
Question: Tall Tuna has twice as many fish as Jerk Tuna. If Jerk Tuna has one hundred forty-four fish, how many fish do they have together?
Answer:
If Jerk Tuna has one hundred forty - four fish, then Tall Tuna has 2 * 144 = 288 fish. Together, they have 288 + 144 = 432 fish. The answer is 432.