Question: Chance boarded a plane departing from London to New York at 6:00 a.m. ET on Monday. He arrived in New York 18 hours later. If he took another plane flying to Cape town the day he arrived in New York and arrived in Cape town at 10:00 a.m ET on Tuesday, calculate the number of hours his flight took from New York to cape town.
Answer: Eighteen hours later, after departing from London, Chance arrived in New York at 6:00 + 18 hours = 00:00 on Tuesday. If he arrived in cape town at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, his flight took 10:00 - 00:00 = 10 hours. The answer is 10.
[Question]Veronica's flashlight was bright enough to be seen at night from a distance of 1000 feet. Freddie's flashlight could be seen at night for a distance three times farther than Veronica's flashlight, and Velma's flashlight could be seen at night from a distance 2000 feet less than 5 times farther than Freddie's flashlight. If Veronica's and Velma's flashlight were placed next to one another and turned on at night, how much farther, in feet, could Velma's flashlight be seen compared to Veronica's?
[Answer]Freddie's flashlight could be seen at night for a distance three times farther than Veronica's flashlight, for a total distance of 3 * 1000 = 3000 feet. Five times farther than the distance from which Freddie's flashlight can be seen at night is 5 * 3000 = 15,000 feet. Velma's flashlight could be seen at night from a distance 2000 feet less than 5 times farther than Freddie's flashlight, for a total distance of 15,000 - 2,000 = 13,000 feet. Compared to Veronica's flashlight, Velma's flashlight could be seen for a distance of 13,000 - 1,000 = 12,000 feet farther. The answer is 12000.
Q: Mr. Martinez is two feet taller than his daughter, Chiquita. If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, calculate their combined height.
A: If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, then Mr. Martinez is 5 + 2 = 7 feet tall. Together, their height is 7 + 5 = 12 feet. The answer is 12.
Question: Mary and Rose went shopping to buy presents. They spent the same amount. Mary bought two pairs of sunglasses for $50 each and a pair of jeans for $100. Rose bought a pair of shoes at $150 and two decks of basketball cards. How much did one deck of basketball cards cost?
Answer: Two pairs of sunglasses costs 2 x $50 = $100. So, Mary spent $100 + $100 = $200. Thus, two decks of basketball cards costs $200 - $150 = $50. Therefore, one deck of basketball cards costs $50 / 2 = $25. The answer is 25.
[Question]A library cabinet houses five ancient scrolls. The first scroll is 4080 years old. If each scroll is older than the last by half as many years as the last scroll’s age, how old is the fifth scroll?
[Answer]The second scroll is 4080 + 4080 / 2 = 4000 + 2040 = 6120 years old. The third scroll is 6120 + 6120 / 2 = 6120 + 3060 = 9180 years old. The fourth scroll is 9180 + 9180 / 2 = 9180 + 4590 = 13770 years old. The fifth scroll is 13770 + 13770 / 2 = 13770 + 6885 = 20655 years old. The answer is 20655.
[Question]Tom originally was only able to lift 80 kg farmer handles per hand. After some training, he was able to double this number. He then decided to specialize and was able to get an extra 10%. How much weight can he hold in total?
[Answer]
After doubling he was able to hold 80 * 2 = 160 kg per hand. Specialization gave him another 160 * .1 = 16 kg. So he lifted 160 + 16 = 176 kg per hand. That means he lifted a total of 352 kg. The answer is 352.