Q: John plants a plot of 3 trees by 4 trees. Each tree gives 5 apples. He sells each apple for $.5. How much money does he make, in dollars?
A: He has 3 * 4 = 12 trees. So he has 12 * 5 = 60 apples. So he sells the apples for 60 * .5 = $30. The answer is 30.
Question: William read 6 books last month and Brad read thrice as many books as William did. This month, in an effort to catch up, Williams read twice as much as Brad, who read 8 books. Who has read more across the two months, and by how much?
Answer: Last month Brad read thrice 6 books for a total of 3 * 6 = 18 books. This month Williams read twice 8 books for a total of 2 * 8 = 16 books. Across the 2 months Brad has read 18 + 8 = 26 books. Across the 2 months William has read 6 + 16 = 22 books. Brad has read 26 - 22 = 4 more books. The answer is 4.
[Question]Jason has a carriage house that he rents out. He’s charging $50.00 per day or $500.00 for 14 days. Eric wants to rent the house for 20 days. How much will it cost him?
[Answer]He wants to rent for 20 days and there is a deal if you rent for 14 days so that leaves 20 - 14 = 6 individual days. Each individual day is $50.00 and he will have 6 individual days for a total of 50 * 6 = $300.00. 14 days costs $500.00 and 6 days costs $300.00 for a total of 500 + 300 = $800.00. The answer is 800.
Q: Mary does her grocery shopping on Saturday. She does her shopping only at a specific store where she is allowed a credit of $100, which must be paid in full before her next shopping trip. That week she spent the full credit limit and paid $15 of it on Tuesday and $23 of it on Thursday. How much credit will Mary need to pay before her next shopping trip?
A: So far, Mary has paid back $15 + $23 = $38 of the credit. So she still needs to pay $100 - $38 = $62. The answer is 62.
Question: Rubert has 4 times the number of candies James has. James has 3 times the number of candies Adam has. If Adam has 6 candies, how many candies do the three of them have in total?
Answer: James has 3 * 6 candies = 18 candies. Rubert has 4 * 18 candies = 72 candies. So, the three of them have 6 candies + 18 candies + 72 candies = 96 candies. The answer is 96.
Q: Happy Cattle Ranch is home to 200 cows. Every year, the mother cows have enough calves that the number of cows the rancher owns rises by half the number of cows living on the ranch. If the rancher does not buy or sell any cows, how many cows will the rancher own on Happy Cattle Ranch in two years?
A:
In one year, the rancher will have 200 + 200 / 2 = 200 + 100 = 300 cows. In two years, the rancher will have 300 + 300 / 2 = 300 + 150 = 450 cows. The answer is 450.