[Question]If Natasha was going 10 mph over the speed limit and it took her an hour to arrive at her destination that was 60 miles away, what was the speed limit?
[Answer]Natasha was driving at 60 miles / 1hr = 60 mph. The speed limit was 60mph - 10 mph = 50 mph. The answer is 50.
Q: Lexi wants to run a total of three and one-fourth miles. One lap on a particular outdoor track measures a quarter of a mile around. How many complete laps must she run?
A: There are 3 / 1 / 4 = 12 one - fourth miles in 3 miles. So, Lexi will have to run 12 (from 3 miles) + 1 (from 1 / 4 mile) = 13 complete laps. The answer is 13.
Question: The sky currently has 4 times as many cirrus clouds as cumulus clouds, and 12 times as many cumulus clouds as cumulonimbus clouds. If the sky currently has 3 cumulonimbus clouds, how many cirrus clouds are in the sky at this moment?
Answer: The sky has 3 * 12 = 36 cumulus clouds. The sky has 4 * 36 = 144 cirrus clouds. The answer is 144.
[Question]Each slice of cheesecake contains 350 calories. If there are a total of 2800 calories in every cheesecake, and Kiley ate 25% of the cheesecake, how many slices of cheesecake did Kiley eat?
[Answer]If there are 2800 calories in every cheesecake, and each slice of cheesecake contains 350 calories, then the cheesecake has 2800 / 350 = 8 slices. If Kiley ate 25% of the cheesecake, then she ate 8 * 0.25 = 2 slices of cake. The answer is 2.
Q: A salon has the same amount of customers every day. Each customer needs 1 can of hairspray during the styling and is also given 1 can of hairspray to take home. The salon also buys an extra 5 cans of hairspray each day to ensure there is never a shortage. If the salon buys 33 cans of hairspray every day, how many customers do they have each day?
A: Removing the surplus hairspray shows the salon needs 33 total cans of hairspray – 5 surplus cans of hairspray = 28 cans of hairspray for each customer. Each customer needs 1 can of hairspray for styling + 1 can of hairspray to take home = 2 cans of hairspray. So the salon has a total of 28 cans of hairspray / 2 cans of hairspray per customer = 14 customers. The answer is 14.
Question: Federal guidelines recommend eating at least 2 cups of vegetables per day. From breakfast on Sunday to the end of the day on Thursday, Sarah has eaten 8 cups. How many cups per day does Sarah need to eat of her vegetables in order to meet her daily minimum requirement for the week?
Answer:
There are 7 days in a week and 2 cups are recommended per day, bringing the total to 7 days * 2 cups / day = 14 cups for the week. Out of the 14 total cups needed for the week, Sarah has already eaten 8, for a total of 14 cups - 8 cups = 6 cups left to consume for the week. Sunday through Thursday equals 5 days that have passed. If there are 7 days in the week then Sarah has 7 days - 5 days = 2 days left of the week. If she needs to eat 6 more cups in the next 2 days then she will have to eat 6 cups / 2 days = 3 cups per day over the next two days. The answer is 3.