Q: Scott has 7 pairs of shoes. Anthony has 3 times as many pairs of shoes as Scott, and Jim has 2 less pairs than Anthony. How many more pairs of shoes does Anthony have compared to Jim?
A: Anthony:7(3) = 21. Jim:21 - 2 = 19. Anthony has 21 - 19 = 2 more pairs of shoes. The answer is 2.
Question: Jordan decides to start an exercise program when he weighs 250 pounds. For the first 4 weeks, he loses 3 pounds a week. After that, he loses 2 pounds a week for 8 weeks. How much does Jordan now weigh?
Answer: He loses 3 pounds a week for 4 weeks for a total of 3 * 4 = 12 pounds. He loses 2 pounds a week for 8 weeks for a total of 2 * 8 = 16 pounds. All total he has lost 12 + 16 = 28 pounds. Jordan weighed 250 pounds and has lost 28 pounds so he now weighs 250 - 28 = 222 pounds. The answer is 222.
[Question]Tim decides to do a movie marathon. The first movie is 2 hours long. The next movie is 50% longer. And the last movie is 1 hour shorter than the combined time of the previous 2 movies. How long was his movie marathon?
[Answer]The second movie was 2 * .5 = 1` hour longer than the first movie. So the second movie was 2 + 1 = 3 hours long. That means the first two movies had a combined time of 3 + 2 = 5 hours. So the last movie had a length of 5 - 1 = 4 hours. That means the marathon lasted 5 + 4 = 9 hours. The answer is 9.
Q: On the first day of school, Mrs. McGillicuddy had 25 students registered for the morning session of kindergarten, but 3 students were absent; and she had 24 students registered for the afternoon session, but 4 students were absent. How many students did Mrs. McGillicuddy have over the two kindergarten sessions?
A: 25 - 3 = 22 students. 24 - 4 = 20 students. She had 22 + 20 = 42 students. The answer is 42.
Question: Fran is in charge of counting votes for the book club's next book, but she always cheats so her favorite gets picked. Originally, there were 10 votes for Game of Thrones, 12 votes for Twilight, and 20 votes for The Art of the Deal. Fran throws away 80% of the votes for The Art of the Deal and half the votes for Twilight. What percentage of the altered votes were for Game of Thrones?
Answer: First find the total number of The Art of the Deal votes Fran throws away: 80% * 20 votes = 16 votes. Then subtract these votes from the total number of The Art of the Deal votes to find the altered number: 20 votes - 16 votes = 4 votes. Then divide the total number Twilight votes by 2 to find the altered number of votes: 12 votes / 2 = 6 votes. Then add the altered number of votes for each book to find the total altered number of votes: 6 votes + 4 votes + 10 votes = 20 votes. Then divide the number of votes for Game of Thrones by the total altered number of votes and multiply by 100% to express the answer as a percentage: 10 votes / 20 votes * 100% = 50%. The answer is 50.
Q: A clothing store has an inventory of 34 ties, 40 belts, 63 black shirts, and 42 white shirts. The number of jeans in the store is two-thirds of the sum of black and white shirts, and the number of scarves is half the number of the sum of ties and belts. How many more jeans are there than scarves?
A:
The sum of black and white shirts is 63 + 42 = 105. The number of jeans in the store is (2 / 3) x 105 = 70. The sum of ties and belts is 34 + 40 = 74. The number of scarfs in the store is 74 / 2 = 37. There are 70 - 37 = 33 more jeans than scarfs in the store. The answer is 33.