[Question]On each of 7 Mondays, it rained 1.5 centimeters. On each of 9 Tuesdays it rained 2.5 centimeters. How many more centimeters did it rain on Tuesdays than Mondays?
[Answer]Mondays: 7 * 1.5 = 10.5. Tuesdays: 9 * 2.5 = 22.5. 22.5 - 10.5 = 12 cm. It rained 12 centimeters more on Tuesdays than on Mondays. The answer is 12.
Q: Frank and his friends Betty and Bill went to their farm and picked oranges to eat. Betty picked 15 oranges and Bill picked 12 oranges. Frank picked three times the number that Betty and Bill picked combined. Frank then planted 2 seeds from each of his oranges into the ground and waited 20 years for each seed to turn into a beautiful orange tree. If each orange tree contains 5 oranges for Frank's son Philip to pick, how many oranges are there for Philip to pick in total?
A: Together, Betty and Bill picked 15 + 12 = 27 oranges. Frank picked 3 * 27 = 81 oranges. Frank planted 2 * 81 = 162 seeds in total, so there are 162 orange trees 20 years later. Philip can then pick 162 * 5 = 810 oranges. The answer is 810.
Question: A dragon hoards jewels and gold in its cave. A jealous king snuck in and stole three prize jewels. The dragon burned him to a crisp and stole back its jewels, along with twice as many of the king’s crown jewels from his crown that melted in the dragon’s fire. The new jewels were a third of the number of jewels the dragon had owned before. How many jewels did the dragon own in the end?
Answer: The dragon stole 2 * 3 = 6 of the king’s crown jewels. The dragon owned 6 * 3 = 18 jewels before the theft. Thus, the dragon owned 18 + 6 = 24 jewels in the end. The answer is 24.
[Question]A mosquito sucks 20 drops of blood every time it feeds on someone. If there are 5000 drops per liter and you have to lose 3 liters of blood to die, how many mosquitoes would have to feed on you to kill you?
[Answer]First find the total number of liters a mosquito sucks in one feeding: 20 drops / 5000 drops / liter = .004 L / feeding. Then divide the lethal amount of blood by the amount of blood one mosquito can drain: 3 L / .004 L / feeding = 750 feedings. The answer is 750.
Q: During his summer break, Luke catches 2 fish every day for 30 days. If each fish gives him 2 fillets, then how many fish fillets does he have?
A: He catches 2 fish every day for 30 days so he catches 2 * 30 = 60 fish. Each fish yields 2 fillets so he has 2 * 60 = 120 fish fillets. The answer is 120.
Question: Leo and Ryan together have $48. Ryan owns 2/3 of the amount. Leo remembered that Ryan owed him $10 but he also owed Ryan $7. After the debts had been settled, how much money does Leo have?
Answer:
Ryan owns $48 x 2 / 3 = $32 of the $48. While Leo owns $48 - $32 = $16 of the $48. Leo had $16 + $10 = $26 after Ryan paid him $10. But since he owed Ryan $7, then Leo has $26 - $7 = $19. The answer is 19.