Q: Lexi wants to run a total of three and one-fourth miles. One lap on a particular outdoor track measures a quarter of a mile around. How many complete laps must she run?
A: There are 3 / 1 / 4 = 12 one - fourth miles in 3 miles. So, Lexi will have to run 12 (from 3 miles) + 1 (from 1 / 4 mile) = 13 complete laps. The answer is 13.
Question: Every time she goes to the store, Felicity gets a lollipop. After she finishes them, she uses the sticks to build a fort. The fort needs 400 sticks to finish it. Her family goes to the store three times a week and she always goes. If the fort is 60% complete, how many weeks has Felicity been collecting lollipops for?
Answer: She has 240 sticks because 400 x .6 = 240. She has been going to the store for 80 weeks because 240 / 3 = 80. The answer is 80.
[Question]Billy can spit a watermelon seed 30 inches. Madison can spit a watermelon seed 20% farther than Billy. Ryan can spit a watermelon seed 50% shorter than Madison. How far can Ryan spit a watermelon seed?
[Answer]Madison can spit a seed 20% farther than Billy's 30 inches so that's .20 * 30 = 6 inches farther. Billy spits a seed 30 inches and Madison can spit 6 inches farther for a total of 30 + 6 = 36 inches. Ryan can spit a seed 50% shorter than Madison's 36 inches for a total of .50 * 36 = 18 inches. The answer is 18.
Q: At a university there are 1800 students. 30% of all the students are from other countries. Starting next semester, 200 new foreign students will begin studying at this University. How many foreign students will then study at the University if all other students continue to study?
A: In the beginning, there are 30 / 100 * 1800 students = 540 foreign students. In the next semester, there are going to be 540 foreign students + 200 foreign students = 740 foreign students in total. The answer is 740.
Question: Harris feeds his dog 1 large organic carrot over the course of 1 day. There are 5 carrots in a 1 pound bag and each bag costs $2.00. In one year, how much will Harris spend on carrots?
Answer: His dog gets 1 carrot a day and there are 365 days in a year, so his dog eats 1 * 365 = 365 carrots. There are 5 carrots per bag and he will need 365 carrots, so that's 365 / 5 = 73 bags of carrots. The bags cost $2.00 and he will need 73 bags so that's $2 * 73 = $146.00 worth of organic carrots. The answer is 146.
Q: Rica's group won in a dance competition. She got 3/8 of the prize money. From Rica's prize money, she spent 1/5 of it and is now left with $300. How much was the prize money that her group won?
A:
Rica is left with 1 - 1 / 5 = 4 / 5 of her prize money which is equal to $300. Since 4 / 5 is worth $300, then 1 / 5 is worth $300 / 4 = $75. So, Rica got $75 x 5 = $375 from their prize money which is 3 / 8 of the total prize. Since 3 / 8 is equal to $375, then 1 / 8 is worth $375 / 3 = $125. So, the total prize money is $125 x 8 = $1000. The answer is 1000.