[Question]Cindy tosses 5 dimes into the wishing pond. Eric flips 3 quarters into the pond. Garrick throws in 8 nickels. Ivy then drops 60 pennies in. If Eric dips his hands into the water and pulls out a quarter, how much money, in cents, did they put into the pond?
[Answer]Cindy puts in 10 cents x 5 = 50 cents. Eric puts in 3 x 25 cents = 75 cents. Garrick puts in 8 x 5 cents = 40 cents. Ivy puts in 60 x 1 cent = 60 cents. After Eric pulls out a quarter, he has still left in the pond, 75 - 25 = 50 cents. Together, they put into the pond, this amount of money, 50 + 50 + 40 + 60 = 200 cents. The answer is 200.
Q: Olivia's insurance premium starts out at $50/month. It goes up 10% for every accident and $5/month for every ticket. If she gets in one accident and gets 3 tickets, what's her new insurance premium?
A: First find the increase due to the accident: $50 * 10% = $5. Then find the total increase due to the tickets: $5 / ticket * 3 tickets = $15. Then add both increases to the base price to find the new price: $50 + $5 + $15 = $70. The answer is 70.
Question: Jess made 3 different stacks of wooden blocks. The first stack was 7 blocks high, the second stack was 5 block(s) higher than the first, and the final stack was 7 block(s) higher than the second. Jess’ little sister knocked over the entire first tower, in the second tower she left 2 blocks standing, and in the final tower she left 3 blocks standing. How many blocks in total fell down?
Answer: Jess’ second stack was 7 blocks + 5 blocks = 12 blocks. Jess’ third stack was 12 blocks + 7 blocks = 19 blocks high. Jess’ sister knocked down the second tower and knocked 12 blocks – 2 = 10 blocks knocked over. Jess’ sister knocked down the final tower and knocked 19 blocks – 3 = 16 blocks knocked over. Total blocks knocked over was 7 blocks + 10 + 16 = 33 blocks. The answer is 33.
[Question]Reggie and his brother are having a basketball shooting contest. They each get to take 10 shots. Layups are worth 1 point, free throws are worth 2 points, and anything further away is worth 3 points. Reggie makes 3 layups, two free throws, and one long shot. His brother only shoots long shots and makes 4 of them. How many points does Reggie lose by?
[Answer]Reggie makes 3 points off layups because 3 x 1 = 3. Reggie makes 4 points off free - throws because 2 x 2 = 4. Reggie makes 3 points off long shots because 1 x 3 = 3. Reggie scores 10 points because 3 + 4 + 3 = 10. His brother scores 12 points because 4 x 3 = 12. Reggie loses by 2 because 12 - 10 = 2. The answer is 2.
Q: Each bank teller has 10 rolls of coins. Each roll has 25 coins. How many coins do four bank tellers have in all?
A: Each bank teller has 10 x 25 = 250 coins. Thus, four bank tellers have 250 x 4 = 1000 coins. The answer is 1000.
Question: In Sam's collection, there are ten more black pens than blue pens and twice as many blue pens as pencils. There are also eight pencils and two fewer red pens than pencils. How many pens in all are there in Sam's collection?
Answer:
8 x 2 = 16 are blue pens. 16 + 10 = 26 are black pens. 8 - 2 = 6 are red pens. Therefore, there are 16 + 26 + 6 = 48 pens in all in Sam's collection. The answer is 48.