Question: Mark made a chalkboard that is 3 feet wide. It is 2 times as long as it is wide. What is the area of the chalkboard?
Answer: The length of the chalkboard is 2 x the width of 3 feet = 6 feet. We can calculate area by multiplying the width and the length, so 3 feet x 6 feet = 18 feet. The answer is 18.
[Question]Hilary is collecting her toenails in a jar to gross out her sister. She can fit 100 toenails in the jar, unless they are from her two big toes, which are twice as big as the rest. She has already filled it with 20 big toenails and 40 regular toenails. How many regular toenails can she fit into the remainder of the jar?
[Answer]The 20 big toenails take up as much space as 40 regular toenails because 20 x 2 = 40. She has filled up 80 toenails worth because 40 + 40 = 80. She can fit 20 regular toenails in the jar because 100 - 80 = 20. The answer is 20.
Q: Carla went to the zoo and counted 12 zebras in their enclosure. She then visited the camels and learned that there were only half as many camels as there were zebras. Next, she visited the monkeys and counted 4 times the number of monkeys as camels. Finally, she saw some giraffes and counted only 2 giraffes. How many more monkeys than giraffes did Carla see?
A: There were 12 zebras / 2 zebras / camel = 6 camels at the zoo. There were 4 monkeys / camel x 6 camels = 24 monkeys at the zoo. Therefore, Carla saw 24 monkeys - 2 giraffes = 22 more monkeys than giraffes. The answer is 22.
Question: Mark wants to order a pair of slippers for his wife with her initials embroidered on top. The slippers are currently $50.00 and are 10% off. The embroidery will be $5.50 per shoe and shipping is a flat rate of $10.00. How much will the slippers cost?
Answer: The slippers are $50.00 and currently 10% off so that’s 50 * .10 = $5.00 discount. The slippers are $50.00 with a $5.00 discount which makes them 50 - 5 = $45.00. The embroidery will be $5.50 per shoe, and 2 shoes make a pair so it will cost 5.50 * 2 = $11.00. The shoes are on sale for $45.00, the embroidery will be $11.00 and the shipping is $10.00 for a total of 45 + 11 + 10 = $66.00. The answer is 66.
[Question]Daniel works for a sports stadium filling water bottles for athletes. He filled 254 water bottles this season. The football team had 11 players that wanted 6 bottles each. The soccer team had him fill 53 bottles. The lacrosse team needed 12 more bottles than the football team. Each team coach during the season also wanted two bottles apiece. How many bottles did he fill for the rugby team during the final game he worked this season?
[Answer]Let R be the number of water bottles Daniel refilled for the rugby team. Daniel filled 11 * 6 = 66 bottles for the football team. He filled 66 + 12 = 78 bottles for the lacrosse team. He got water bottles for four teams, so the team coaches wanted 2 * 4 = 8 bottles. In all, he filled 66 + 53 + 78 + 8 + R = R + 205 = 254 bottles in all. Thus, he filled R = 254 - 205 = 49 bottles for the rugby team this season. The answer is 49.
[Question]Mitzi brought $75 to the amusement park. She spent $30 on a ticket, $13 on food, and $23 on a T-shirt. How much money does she have left?
[Answer]
Mitzi spent a total of $30 + $13 + $23 = $66. So she still has $75 - $66 = $9 left. The answer is 9.