Question: Jane is shopping for some fruit. She sees a stand of fruit advertising 10 apples for $2, and another one advertising 5 oranges for $1.50. Assuming there's no price discount for buying in bulk, how much would Jane spend in cents if she bought 12 of the cheaper of the two fruits?
Answer: First, we need to find out which fruit is cheaper individually. We start by figuring out the price for a single apple by performing 200 / 10 = 20 cents per apple. Then we find out the price of an individual orange, by performing 150 / 5 = 30 cents per orange. Since 20<30, the apples are cheaper. To determine the answer, we multiply 20 * 12 = 240 cents. The answer is 240.
[Question]John wants to lose weight. He eats 1800 calories a day and burns 2300 a day. If he needs to burn 4000 calories to lose 1 pound how many days will it take to lose 10 pounds?
[Answer]He burns 2300 - 1800 = 500 calories a day. He needs to burn 4000 * 10 = 40,000 calories to hit his goal. That means it will take him 40,000 / 500 = 80 days. The answer is 80.
Q: John takes a pill every 6 hours. How many pills does he take a week?
A: He takes 24 / 6 = 4 pills a day. So he takes 4 * 7 = 28 pills a week. The answer is 28.
Question: Cheryl needs 4 cups of basil to make 1 cup of pesto. She can harvest 16 cups of basil from her farm every week for 8 weeks. How many cups of pesto will she be able to make?
Answer: She harvests 16 cups of basil every week for 8 weeks for a total of 16 * 8 = 128 cups of basil. She needs 4 cups of basil to make 1 cup of pesto and she has 128 cups of basil so she can make 128 / 4 = 32 cups of pesto. The answer is 32.
[Question]On March 1st the sun sets at 6 PM. Every day after the sun sets 1.2 minutes later. It is 6:10 PM and 40 days after March 1st. How many minutes until the sun sets?
[Answer]The sun will set 40 * 1.2 = 48 minutes later than it does on March 1st. That means the sun will set at 6:00 + 48 = 6:48 PM. So that means the time until sunset is 6:48 - 6:10 = 38 minutes. The answer is 38.
[Question]Kate has 2 red balloons and 4 blue balloons. Assuming she inflates 4 more balloons, two of each color red and blue, what is the percent likelihood that one selected at random will be red?
[Answer]
After inflating the 4 new balloons, she will have 2 red + 4 blue + 4 new = 10 total balloons. The probability of selecting red will be (2 red + 2 red newly inflated) / 10 total balloons = 40%. The answer is 40.