[Question]Mr. Ha owns 5 more silver dollars than Mr. Phung. Mr. Phung has 16 more silver dollars than Mr. Chiu has. If Mr. Chiu has 56 silver dollars, how many silver dollars the three have in total?
[Answer]Mr. Chiu has 56 silver dollars. If Mr. Phung has 16 more silver dollars than Mr. Chiu, then his total silver dollars is 56 + 16 = 72. The total number of silver dollars that Mr. Ha owns is 72 + 5 = 77. Combined, together they have 77 + 72 + 56 = 205 silver dollars. The answer is 205.
Q: Tirzah has a lot of purses and handbags; in total she has 26 purses and 24 handbags. Half the purses and 1/4 the handbags are fake. If the rest are authentic, how many purses and handbags in total are genuine?
A: 26 / 2 = 13 of the purses are genuine. 24 / 4 = 6 of the handbags are fake. 24 - 6 = 18 of the handbags are genuine. There are 13 + 18 = 31 genuine purses and handbags. The answer is 31.
Question: Megan went to the store and bought a dozen eggs. When she got home, her neighbor gave her another dozen eggs from her chickens. Megan used 2 eggs to make an omelet for dinner and 4 eggs to bake a cake. When Megan's aunt came over for a visit, Megan gave her half of her remaining eggs. How many eggs per meal would Megan have if she plans to divide what she has left equally for her next 3 meals?
Answer: Megan has 12 + 12 = 24 eggs. After making her omelet and cake, she was left with 24 - 2 - 4 = 18 eggs. After giving half to her aunt, she was left with 18 / 2 = 9. Megan would have 9 / 3 = 3 eggs per meal for the next three meals. The answer is 3.
[Question]Loris needs three more books to have the same number as Lamont, who has twice the number of books Darryl has. If Darryl has 20 books, calculate the total number of books the three have.
[Answer]Since Darryl has 20 books, Lamont, who has twice the number of books Darryl has, has 20 * 2 = 40 books. The total number of books both Darryl and Lamont has is 40 + 20 = 60 books. To have the same number of books as Lamont, Loris needs 3 more books, meaning she has 40 - 3 = 37 books. In total, the three has 60 + 37 = 97 books. The answer is 97.
Q: Alicia has to buy some books for the new school year. She buys 2 math books, 3 art books, and 6 science books, for a total of $30. If both the math and science books cost $3 each, what was the cost of each art book?
A: The total cost of maths books is 2 * 3 = 6 dollars. The total cost of science books is 6 * 3 = 18 dollars. The total cost for maths and science books is 6 + 18 = 24 dollars. The cost for art books is 30 - 24 = 6 dollars. Since he bought 3 art books, the cost for each art book will be 6 / 3 = 2 dollars. The answer is 2.
Question: In a factory, there are 300 employees. 200 of them earn $12 per hour. Of the rest, 40 of them earn $14 per hour. All others earn $17 per hour. What is the cost to employ all these people for one 8-hour long shift?
Answer:
The cost of the 200 employees is 200 employees * $12 / employee / hour = $2400 per hour. The cost of the 40 employees is 40 employees * $14 / employee / hour = $560 per hour. The rest means 300 employees - 200 employees - 40 employees = 60 employees. These 60 employees' employment costs are at 60 employees * $17 / employee / hour = $1020 per hour. So in total all employees earn $2400 / hour + $560 / hour + $1020 / hour = $3980 / hour. During an 8 - hour shift, this cost would be at 8 hours * $3980 / hour = $31840. The answer is 31840.