Question: Mary only has 8 screws on hand and needs to buy 2 times more to fix her sink. When she is beginning repairs, she has to split the screws into four sections. How many are in each pile?
Answer: Mary originally had 8 screws, then went to buy twice more screws and ended up with 8 + (8 * 2) = 24 of them. She then split them into four piles of 24 / 4 = 6. The answer is 6.
[Question]There are 4,000 jelly beans in a jar. If three fourths of the jelly beans are red, and one quarter of the red jelly beans are coconut flavored, how many jelly beans are coconut flavored?
[Answer]There are 4000 / 4 * 3 = 3000 red jelly beans. There are 3000 / 4 = 750 coconut flavored jelly beans. The answer is 750.
Q: Paityn has 20 red hats and 24 blue hats. Her friend Zola has 4/5 times as many red hats as she has and twice the number of blue hats. If they combine all the hats together and share them equally between themselves, calculate the number of hats each gets.
A: Paityn has a total of 20 hats + 24 hats = 44 hats. The number of red hats that Zola has is 4 / 5 * 20 hats = 16 hats. Zola also has 2 * 24 hats = 48 blue hats. Zola has a total of 48 hats + 16 hats = 64 hats. When they combine their hats, they have 64 hats + 44 hats = 108 hats. If they share the hats equally, each get 108 hats / 2 people = 54 hats / person. The answer is 54.
Question: Jerica is twice Louis' age. Matilda is 7 years older than Jerica. If Louis is 14, how many years old is Matilda?
Answer: Jerica = 2 * 14 = 28. Matilda = 28 + 7 = 35. Matilda is 35 years old. The answer is 35.
[Question]A store has an 8% discount on all items. If Shara paid $184 for a pair of shoes, how much did Shara save?
[Answer]The price that Shara paid is only 100% - 8% = 92% of the original price. So, every 1% is equal to $184 / 92 = $2. Therefore, Shara saved $2 x 8 = $16. The answer is 16.
[Question]Jessica has a basic cable television service for $15 per month. If she adds the movie channels, it will cost an additional $12 per month. The sports channels cost $3 less per month than the movie channels. If Jessica adds the movie channels and the sports channels, what will her total monthly payment be?
[Answer]
The sports channels cost $12 - $3 = $9 per month. Jessica has to pay $15 + $12 + $9 = $36 in total per month. The answer is 36.