Q: Darlene's car gets 20 miles/gallon. Martha's car gets half as many miles per gallon as Darlene’s car. How many gallons does Martha’s car require to make a 300-mile trip?
A: Martha’s car gets 20 / 2 = 10 miles per gallon. Total gallons Martha’s car requires is 300 / 10 = 30 gallons. The answer is 30.
Question: Sam is serving spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. The pasta costs $1.00 per box, a jar of sauce is $2.00 and 1 pound of meatballs is $5.00. He wants to stretch this meal into 8 servings. How much does each serving cost?
Answer: The pasta is $1.00, the sauce is $2.00 and the meat is $5.00 for a total of 1 + 2 + 5 = $8.00. He wants to stretch this meal into 8 servings so each serving will cost 8 / 8 = $1.00. The answer is 1.
[Question]A family of 12 monkeys collected 10 piles of bananas. 6 piles had 9 hands, with each hand having 14 bananas, while the remaining piles had 12 hands, with each hand having 9 bananas. How many bananas would each monkey get if they divide the bananas equally amongst themselves?
[Answer]The first 6 bunches had 6 x 9 x 14 = 756 bananas. There were 10 - 6 = 4 remaining bunches. The 4 remaining bunches had 4 x 12 x 9 = 432 bananas. All together, there were 756 + 432 = 1188 bananas. Each monkey would get 1188 / 12 = 99 bananas. The answer is 99.
Q: Clara brings a package of 100 stickers to school. She gives 10 stickers to a boy she likes. She gives half of the stickers which she has left to her best friends. How many stickers does Clara have left?
A: She gives the boy she likes 10 stickers. After giving the boy his stickers, she has 100 – 10 = 90 stickers left. She gives her best friends 90 / 2 = 45 stickers. This leaves Clara with 90 – 45 stickers = 45 stickers. The answer is 45.
Question: Rhett has been late on two of his monthly rent payments, but his landlord does not charge late fees and so he will be able to pay their total cost with 3/5 of his next month's salary after taxes. If he is currently paid $5000 per month and has to pay 10% tax, calculate his rent expense per month?
Answer: If Rhett is currently paid $5000 per month, he pays 10 / 100 * $5000 = $500 in taxes. Rhett has been late on two of his monthly rent payments and plans to pay them with 3 / 5 * $4500 = $2700 from his salary after taxes. If he is to pay $2700 for two late monthly rent payments, his monthly rent expense is $2700 / 2 = $1350. The answer is 1350.
Q: For breakfast, Daisy bought a muffin for $2 and a cup of coffee for $4. For lunch, Daisy had soup, a salad, and lemonade. The soup cost $3, the salad cost $5.25, and the lemonade cost $0.75. How much more money did Daisy spend on lunch than on breakfast?
A:
For breakfast Daisy spent $2 + $4 = $6. For lunch Daisy spent $3 + $5.25 + $0.75 = $9. Daisy spent $9 - $6 = $3 more on lunch than on breakfast. The answer is 3.