Question: Whitney’s mom gave her two $20 bills to spend at the school book fair. Whitney has decided to buy 2 posters, 3 notebooks, and 2 bookmarks. Each poster costs $5, each notebook costs $4, and each bookmark costs $2. How much money, in dollars, will Whitney have left over after the purchase?
Answer: Whitney is buying 2 posters for $5 each, so the posters will cost 2 * $5 = $10 total cost for posters. Whitney is buying 3 notebooks for $4 each, so the notebooks will cost 3 * $4 = $12 total cost for notebooks. Whitney is buying 2 notebooks for $2, so the bookmarks 2 * $2 = $4 total cost for bookmarks. Since Whitney is paying $10 for posters, $12 for notebooks, and $4 for bookmarks, her total purchase will cost $10 + $12 + $4 = $26 total purchase cost. Whitney’s mom gave her 2 $20 bills, so she will be paying with 2 * $20 = $40 total payment. Since Whitney is paying with $40 and her purchase cost will be $26, she will have $40 - $26 = $14 left over after the purchase. The answer is 14.
[Question]There were 10 snowflakes at first. It snowed an additional 4 snowflakes every 5 minutes. How many minutes passed before there were 58 snowflakes?
[Answer]Without the first 10 snowflakes, there are 58 - 10 = 48 snowflakes needed. 48 / 4 = 12 5 - minute intervals are needed to get the additional snowflakes. 12 * 5 = 60 minutes passed. The answer is 60.
Q: Jeremy buys 3 bags of chips for a party. Stacy and Emily also buy chips for the party. If they need 10 bags of chips total, and Stacy buys 4 bags, how many bags of chips should Emily buy?
A: Jeremy and Stacy buy 3 + 4 = 7 bags of chips. Since there needs to be 10 total, Emily should buy 10 - 7 = 3 bags of chips. The answer is 3.
Question: Sarah's age is equal to three times Mark's age minus 4. Mark is four years older than Billy. Billy is half Ana's age. If Ana will be 15 in 3 years, how old is Sarah?
Answer: First figure out how old Ana is right now by subtracting 3 from 15: 15 - 3 = 12. Next, figure out how old Billy is by dividing Ana's age by 2: 12 / 2 = 6. Now figure out how old Mark is by adding 4 to Billy's age: 6 + 4 = 10. Now, to figure out Sarah's age, first multiply Mark's age by 3: 10 * 3 = 30. Finally, subtract 4 from triple Mark's age to find Sarah's age: 30 - 4 = 26. The answer is 26.
[Question]Willow’s daughter had a slumber party with 3 of her friends. For breakfast, they wanted pancakes. Willow’s pancake recipe makes 1 serving of 4 pancakes. Each of the girls wanted a serving and a half of pancakes. Willow’s son wanted 3 servings of pancakes. How many single pancakes will Willow make for the girls and her son?
[Answer]The daughter and her 3 friends each want 1.5 servings of pancakes so that’s 4 * 1.5 = 6 servings of pancakes. Willow’s son wants 3 servings of pancakes and the girls want 6 so that’s 3 + 6 = 9 servings of pancakes. Each serving makes 4 pancakes and Willow needs to make 9 servings for a total of 4 * 9 = 36 pancakes. The answer is 36.
[Question]One student on a field trip counted 12 squirrels. Another counted a third more squirrels than the first student. How many squirrels did both students count combined?
[Answer]
The second student counted 12 / 3 = 4 more squirrels than the first student. The second student counted 12 + 4 = 16 squirrels. Together, the first and second student counted 12 + 16 = 28 squirrels combined. The answer is 28.