Question: Mickey and Johnny are having a contest to see who can run around their block the most. One time around the block equals 200 meters. Johnny runs around the block 4 times. Mickey runs around the block half as many times as Johnny. What is the average distance run by Johnny and Mickey?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Mickey runs around the block twice because half of 4 is 2. Mickey runs 400 meters in total because 2 times 200 equals 400. Johnny runs 800 meters because 4 times 200 equals 800. In total, they run 1200 meters because 400 plus 800 equals 1200. On average, they run 600 meters because 1200 divided by 2 equals 600.
So the answer is 600.


Question: Amaya scored 20 marks fewer in Maths than she scored in Arts. She also got 10 marks more in Social Studies than she got in Music. If she scored 70 in Music and scored 1/10 less in Maths, what's the total number of marks she scored in all the subjects?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The total marks Amaya scored more in Music than in Maths is 1 / 10 * 70 = 7 marks. So the total marks she scored in Maths is 70 - 7 = 63 marks. If she scored 20 marks fewer in Maths than in Arts, then he scored 63 + 20 = 83 in Arts. If she scored 10 marks more in Social Studies than in Music, then she scored 70 + 10 = 80 marks in Social Studies. The total number of marks for all the subjects is 70 + 63 + 83 + 80 = 296 marks.
So the answer is 296.


Question: Antoine is having a dinner party and his butcher recommends 1/2 pound of meat per person. If he's inviting 6 people over and the beef tenderloin is $15.00 a pound, how much will this cost him?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
He's inviting 6 people over and needs 1 / 2 pound of meat for each so that's 6 * .5 = 3 pounds of meat. The beef tenderloin is $15.00 a pound and he needs 3 pounds so that's 15 * 3 = $45.00 for dinner.
So the answer is 45.