[Question]The ski lift carries skiers all the way from the bottom of the mountain to the very top of the mountain, and then drops them off so they can ski back down the mountain. If it takes a skier 15 minutes to ride the lift from the bottom to the top of the mountain, and then it takes 5 minutes to ski back down the mountain, what is the most number of times a person can ski down the mountain in 2 hours?
[Answer]East trip up and back down the mountain takes 15 + 5 = 20 minutes per trip. Two hours is 2 * 60 = 120 minutes. Therefore, in 120 minutes, a skier can take 120 / 20 = 6 trips up and back down the mountain. The answer is 6.
Q: Matthew asked his children how many hotdogs they wanted for dinner. Both Ella and Emma agreed they wanted 2 hotdogs each. Luke said he could eat twice the amount of hotdogs as his sisters while Hunter said he could only eat 1 and half times the total amount of his sisters. How many hotdogs did Matthew need to cook?
A: Ella wanted 2 while Emma wanted 2 so 2 + 2 = 4 hotdogs. Luke could eat twice as his sisters so 2 * 2 = 4 hotdogs. Hunter could eat 1 1 / 2 times the amount of his sisters so 1.5 * 4 = 6 hotdogs. All total, Matthew needs to cook, 4 + 4 + 6 = 18 hot dogs. The answer is 14.
Question: The cost of filling a car fuel tank is $45, and this can take you 500 miles before refilling. Mallory was going to her grammy's house, 2000 miles away. If she used 3/5 times as much money on food as she spent on filling the car fuel tank for the whole journey, calculate the total amount of money she used.
Answer: If Mallory gammy's house is 2000 miles away and she has to refill the fuel tank every 500 miles, she filled the tank 2000 / 500 = 4 times. If each refill costs $45, the total amount of money she used on refilling the tank is $45 * 4 = $180. The food cost was 3 / 5 times as much as the fuel costs, which is 3 / 5 * $180 = $108. On the whole journey, Mallory expenses on fuel and food costs are $108 + $180 = $288. The answer is 288.
[Question]Cora started reading a 158-page book on Monday, and she decided she wanted to finish it by the end of Friday. She read 23 pages on Monday, 38 pages on Tuesday, and 61 pages on Wednesday. She knows she will have time to read twice as much on Friday as she does on Thursday. How many pages does she have to read on Thursday to finish the book in time?
[Answer]Let P be the number of pages Cora has to read on Thursday. If she finishes the book by the end of Friday, she will have read 23 + 38 + 61 + P + 2P = 158 pages. The pages she has left to read by Thursday are P + 2P = 3P = 158 - 23 - 38 - 61 = pages. Thus, by Thursday she has 3P = 36 pages left to read. Therefore, to finish the book on Friday, Cora has to read P = 36 / 3 = 12 pages on Thursday. The answer is 12.
Q: Each year Dani gets 4 pairs of two pants each as pay winning the best Amazon buyer of the season. If he initially had 50 pants, calculate the number of pants he'll have in 5 years.
A: Since he receives four pairs of pants every year, and a pair has two pants, he gets 4 * 2 = 8 pants every year. After five years, the total number of pants he'll receive is 5 * 8 = 40 pants. If he initially had 50 pants, he'll have a total of 50 + 40 = 90 pants in five years. The answer is 90.
Question: Wendy is a fruit vendor, and she sells an apple at $1.50 each and one orange at $1. In the morning, she was able to sell an average of 40 apples and 30 oranges. In the afternoon, she was able to sell 50 apples and 40 oranges. How much are her total sales for the day?
Answer:
There were an average of 40 + 50 = 90 apples. And, there were 30 + 40 = 70 oranges. Thus, Wendy gained 90 x $1.50 = $135 for selling apples. And, she gained an additional 70 x $1 = $70 for selling oranges. Therefore, her total sales for the day is $135 + 70 = $205. The answer is 205.