Question: In a northwestern town, it rained 4 inches per day during the first 15 days of November. For the remainder of the month, the average daily rainfall was twice the amount observed during the first 15 days. What is the total amount of rainfall for this town in November, in inches?
Answer: Since November has 30 days, the town received 4 inches of rain for the first half of the month for 30 / 2 = 15 days. The total inches of rain that the town received for the 15 days is 15 * 4 = 60 inches. The rain falling in the town increased by 2 * 4 = 8 inches per day for the remaining half of the month. Therefore, for the rest of the month, the town received 8 * 15 = 120 inches of rain. The total amount of rain the town received in November is 120 + 60 = 180 inches. The answer is 180.
[Question]Jamie owns 4 Persian cats and 2 Maine Coons. Gordon owns half as many Persians and one more Maine Coon than Jamie. Hawkeye owns one less Maine Coon than Gordon and no Persian cats. If they bring all of their cats together to play, how many cats are there in total?
[Answer]Gordon has 4 / 2 = 2 Persians. Gordon has 2 + 1 = 3 Maine Coons. Hawkeye has 3 - 1 = 2 Maine Coons. In total, they have 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 0 = 13 cats. The answer is 13.
Q: Jessica’s class is going to a farm for a field trip. The school will bring all 35 students in the class plus 4 adult chaperones. The farm entrance fee for students costs $5 and $6 for adults. How much will the school pay for the farm entrance in all?
A: The students' entrance fee cost $5 x 35 = $175. The adults' entrance fee cost $6 x 4 = $24. Therefore, the school will pay a total of $175 + $24 = $199 for the farm entrance. The answer is 199.
Question: At the Boisjoli farm, there is a chicken coop where 270 hens and 3 roosters live. Every morning, around 8 a.m., Ms. Mosel goes to collect the eggs because, every morning, each hen lays one. Then, after 1 hour of collection, she puts all these eggs in boxes of 6. It takes her another 40 minutes. Once all this is done, Ms. Mosel brings all the boxes of eggs to her village. She does it from Monday to Sunday, because chickens don't have a day off. How many boxes does Ms. Mosel fill each week?
Answer: First calculate the number of eggs laid in 1 week: 270 X 7 = 1890 eggs. Now let’s put these eggs in the boxes: 1890 / 6 = 315 boxes. The answer is 315.
[Question]Tom's cat needs an expensive surgery. He has had pet insurance for 24 months that cost $20 per month. The procedure cost $5000 but the insurance covers all but 20% of this. How much money did he save by having insurance?
[Answer]The insurance cost 24 * 20 = $480. With insurance he pays 5000 * .2 = $1000 for the procedure. So he paid 1000 + 480 = $1480. So he saved 5000 - 1480 = $3520. The answer is 3520.
[Question]Nancy and Jason are learning to dance for the first time. Nancy steps on her partner's feet 3 times as often as Jason. If together they step on each other's feet 32 times, how many times does Jason step on his partner's feet?
[Answer]
Let n be the number of times Nancy steps on her partner's feet and j be the number of times Jason does. We know that n = 3j and n + j = 32. Substituting the first equation into the second equation, we get 3j + j = 32. Combining like terms, we get 4j = 32. Dividing both sides by 4, we get j = 8. The answer is 8.