Question: Tom split 2 apples into 8 slices each. Tom gave 3/8ths of the apple slices to his friend Jerry, then ate half of the remaining slices. How many apple slices does Tom have left?
Answer: 2 apples cut into 8 slices each is 2 * 8 = 16 slices. 2 / 8ths of the apple slices is 16 * 3 / 8 = 6 slices. Tom had 16 - 6 = 10 slices. Tom then ate half the slices so he has 10 / 2 = 5 slices. The answer is 5.
[Question]Each year a store decreased the price of a certain model of TV by $35. If the price in 2001 was $1950, what was the price in 2009?
[Answer]The period the store had the TV was 2009 - 2001 = 8 years. The TV decreased by $35 / year * 8 years = $280. So the price in 2009 was $1950 - $280 = $1670. The answer is 1670.
Q: Felicity and Adhira took separate trips. Felicity used 5 less gallons of gas than four times the number of gallons that Adhira used for her trip. Together the girls used 30 gallons of gas. How many gallons did Felicity use?
A: Let A = Adhira's gallons. Felicity = 4A - 5. 5A - 5 = 30. 5A = 35. A = 7. Felicity used 23 gallons of gas for her trip. The answer is 23.
Question: Doc's Pizza contains 6 pieces of pizza. Ten fourth-graders each bought 20 pizzas from Doc's Pizza and put them in their box. How many pieces of pizza are the children carrying in total?
Answer: If Each fourth - grader bought 20 pizzas, with each pizza having 6 pieces, each fourth - grader had a total of 20 * 6 = 120 pieces of pizza in their box. Ten fourth - graders each bought 20 pizzas, and since the 20 pizzas had 120 pieces, the total number of pizzas in the students' boxes is 120 * 10 = 1200 pieces. The answer is 1200.
[Question]An airline company owns 5 airplanes. Every airplane they own has 20 rows with 7 seats in each row. Each airplane makes 2 flights a day. How many passengers can the airline company accommodate each day?
[Answer]Each airplane has 20 x 7 = 140 seats. So, the 5 airplanes can accommodate a total of 140 x 5 = 700 passengers. Therefore, the airline company can accommodate 700 x 2 = 1400 passengers each day. The answer is 1400.
[Question]Daria wants to go to a concert by her favorite band. She wants to buy tickets for her and for three of her friends. One ticket cost is $90. How much money does Daria need to earn if she currently has only $189?
[Answer]
Daria wants to buy tickets for four persons, so the cost will be 4 tickets * $90 / ticket = $360. Daria currently has $189, so she needs $360 - $189 = $171 more. The answer is 171.