Question: There were some snowflakes at first. It snowed an additional 4 snowflakes every 5 minutes. If there were 58 snowflakes after 1 hour, how many snowflakes were there at first?
Answer: There are 60 / 5 = 12 5 - minute intervals in 1 hour. 12 * 4 = 48 snowflakes fell in 1 hour. There were 58 - 48 = 10 snowflakes at first. The answer is 10.
[Question]Austin is a surfer. He took a trip to the beach during surfing season and the highest wave he caught was two feet higher than four times his height. The shortest wave he caught was four feet higher than his height. The shortest wave was three feet higher than his 7-foot surfboard is long. How tall was the highest wave Austin caught?
[Answer]The shortest wave was 7 + 3 = 10 feet tall. Austin is 10 - 4 = 6 feet tall. Thus, the highest wave Austin caught was 6 * 4 + 2 = 24 + 2 = 26 feet tall. The answer is 26.
Q: George was selling some of his old toys on the internet. He managed to sell 3 little cars and a set of Legos. In total, he earned $45. How much did the Legos set cost, if one little car was sold for $5?
A: George sold 3 cars, so he earned 3 cars * $5 / car = $15 from them. The lego set cost was then $45 - $15 = $30. The answer is 30.
Question: Bob gets paid $5 an hour for the regular hours he works and $6 an hour for any overtime hours he works. All hours over 40 in a week are considered overtime. If Bob works 44 hours in the first week and 48 hours in the second week, how much did he make?
Answer: Bob has worked 40 hours / week x 2 weeks = 80 regular hours. Bob got paid 80 hours x $5 / hour = $400 for his regular hours. Bob worked 44 hours - 40 hours = 4 hours of overtime in the first week. Bob worked 48 hours - 40 hours = 8 hours of overtime in the second week. In total Bob worker 8 hours + 4 hours = 12 hours of overtime. Bob got paid $6 / hour x 12 hours = $72 for overtime. In 2 weeks Bob earned $400 + $72 = $472. The answer is 472.
[Question]A crayon box has 24 crayons total. 8 crayons are red, 6 crayons are blue, there are 2/3 the number of green crayons as blue crayons, and the rest of the crayons are pink. How many crayons are pink?
[Answer]There are 2 / 3 green crayons * 6 blue crayons = 4 green crayons. The pink crayons left in the box are 24 crayons total - 8 red - 6 blue - 4 green = 6 pink crayons. The answer is 6.
[Question]Drew is reseeding his lawn with grass seed. One bag of grass seed covers 250 square feet of lawn. His lawn is 22 feet from the house to the curb and 36 feet from side to side. He bought four bags of seed. How many extra square feet could the leftover grass seed cover after Drew reseeds his lawn?
[Answer]
Drew’s lawn is 22 * 36 = 792 square feet. He bought enough grass seed to cover 250 * 4 = 1000 square feet. Thus, the leftover grass seed can cover 1000 - 792 = 208 square feet. The answer is 208.