Question: Brian is taping up some boxes. Each box needs three pieces of tape, one as long as the long side and two as long as the short side. If Brian tapes up 5 boxes that measure 15 inches by 30 inches and 2 boxes that measure 40 inches square, how much tape does he need?
Answer: First find the amount of tape each 15 in x 30 in box needs on the short sides: 2 sides * 15 inches / side = 30 inches. Then add that to the amount of tape each 15 in x 30 in box needs on the long side to find the total amount needed per box: 30 inches + 30 inches = 60 inches. Then multiply that amount by 5 boxes to find the total amount needed: 60 inches / box * 5 boxes = 300 inches. Then find the amount of tape each 40 in x 40 in box needs for its three equal length sides: 3 sides * 40 inches / side = 120 inches. Then multiply that amount by 2 boxes to find the total amount needed: 120 inches / box * 2 boxes = 240 inches. Then add the total amount needed for each box size to find the grand total: 240 inches + 300 inches = 540 inches. The answer is 540.
[Question]Bingo has two dogs. On average, they walk a total of 70 miles a week. The first dog walks an average of 2 miles a day. How many miles a day does the other dog average?
[Answer]The first dog walks 14 miles in a week because 7 x 2 = 14. The second dog walks 56 miles in a week because 70 - 14 = 56. The second dog walks an average of 8 miles a day because 56 / 7 = 8. The answer is 8.
Q: Steve spends 1/3 of the day sleeping, 1/6 of the day in school, 1/12 of the day making assignments, and the rest of the day with his family. How many hours does Steve spend with his family in a day?
A: Steve spends 24 / 3 = 8 hours sleeping. He spends 24 / 6 = 4 hours in school. He spends 24 / 12 = 2 hours making assignments. He spends 8 + 4 + 2 = 14 hours either sleeping, going to school, or making assignments. Hence, Steve spends 24 - 14 = 10 hours with his family. The answer is 10.
Question: Melody needs to read 20 pages for her English class, 16 pages for her Science class, 8 pages for her Civics, and 12 pages for Chinese class. She decided to read one-fourth of the number of pages for each class tomorrow. How many pages will she read tomorrow?
Answer: She will read 20 pages / 4 = 5 pages for English. She will read 16 pages / 4 = 4 pages for Science. She will read 8 pages / 4 = 2 pages for Civics. She will read 12 pages / 4 = 3 pages for Chinese. Melody will read a total of 5 pages + 4 pages + 2 pages + 3 pages = 14 pages tomorrow. The answer is 14.
[Question]Joan has 180 socks. Two thirds of the socks are white, and the rest of the socks are blue. How many blue socks does Joan have?
[Answer]Joan has (180 / 3) * 2 = 120 white socks. The number of blue socks Joan has is 180 - 120 = 60. The answer is 60.
[Question]Jeff was driving to the capital city to attend a conference. At first, he was driving at 80 miles/hour for about 6 hours, then the speed limit changed and he had to slow down to 60 miles/hour, and so he drove at this speed for 4 hours. Then he made a stop at a gas station. Once the car was full of gas, he drove at 40 miles/hour the rest of the trip for 2 hours. How many miles did he travel?
[Answer]
In the first stretch he drove 80 miles / hour x 6 hours = 480 miles. In the second stretch he drove 60 miles / hour x 4 hours = 240 miles. After the gas station he drove 40 miles / hour x 2 hours = 80 miles. In total he drove 480 miles + 240 miles + 80 miles = 800 miles. The answer is 800.