Q: On their way driving to Los Angeles, Benjamin and James see lots of billboard ads. Curious, Benjamin starts to count how many they see. In the first hour once he starts counting he counts 17 billboards. In the second hour once he starts counting he sees 20 billboards. In the third hour he sees 23 billboards. James asks Benjamin the average number of billboards they've seen per hour. What should Benjamin tell him?
A: Benjamin counts 17 + 20 + 23 = 60 billboards total on the way to Los Angeles. Benjamin saw those billboards over 3 hours, so the average number of billboards per hour they saw 60 / 3 = 20 billboards per hour. The answer is 20.
Question: Jane picked 64 apples at the orchard. She sorted them into 4 different baskets to send to her friends. When Jane wasn't looking her sister took 3 apples from each of the baskets. How many apples are in each basket now?
Answer: Before her sister took some there were 64 / 4 = 16 apples in each basket. After her sister took some each pile had 16 - 3 = 13 apples in each basket. The answer is 13.
[Question]Stella wanted to buy a new dress for the upcoming dance. At the store she found out that the dress she wanted was $50. The store was offering 30% off of everything in the store. What was the final cost of the dress?
[Answer]The dress was $50 and 30% off so 50 * .30 = $15 discount price. The dress cost $50 minus $15 (30% off discount) so 50 - 15 = $35. The answer is 35.
Q: Frank has three less than half the number of cookies as Mike. Mike has three times as many cookies as Millie. If Millie has 4 cookies, how many cookies does Frank have?
A: Mike has 4 * 3 = 12 cookies. Frank has 12 / 2 - 3 = 3 cookies. The answer is 3.
Question: Mario's salary increased by 40% to $4000 this year. Bob's salary from last year was equal to three times Mario's salary this year. If Bob's current salary is 20% more than his salary last year, what is his current salary?
Answer: Last year, Bob's salary was equal to three times Mario's salary this year, meaning Bob was earning 3 * $4000 = $12000. If Bob's salary increased by 20% this year, he is earning 20 / 100 * $12000 = $2400 more. Bob's total salary this year is $12000 + $2400 = $14400. The answer is 14400.
Q: 20 birds migrate on a seasonal basis from one lake to another, searching for food. If they fly from lake Jim to lake Disney in one season, which is 50 miles apart, then the next season they fly from lake Disney to lake London, 60 miles apart, calculate the combined distance all of the birds have traveled in the two seasons.
A:
The birds' flying distance between Lake Jim through lake Disney to lake London is 50 + 60 = 110 miles. Since each bird flies the 110 miles distance while migrating, the combined distance they fly together is 110 * 20 = 2200 miles. The answer is 2200.