[Question]There are 14 caterpillars on the tree. 4 more eggs hatch, and baby caterpillars climb out to munch on the leaves. 8 fat caterpillars leave the tree to cocoon themselves to be butterflies. How many caterpillars are left on the tree?
[Answer]With the new babies, there are 14 + 4 = 18 caterpillars. With the big caterpillars leaving, there are 18 - 8 = 10 caterpillars on the tree. The answer is 10.
Q: Jack cycles from his home to the store. Then he cycles, at the same speed, 50 miles to his friend Peter. It takes Jack twice as long to go from his home to the store as it takes to go from the store to his friend. If Peter and Jack now cycle back to the store together, how many miles in total have they cycled today?
A: When Jack cycles from home to the store, it takes 2 * 50 = 100 miles. He then cycles 50 miles to Peter. When Peter and Jack cycle back to the store, they cover a total of 50 + 50 = 100 miles. The total number of miles covered is 100 + 50 + 100 = 250 miles. The answer is 250.
Question: Grayson has 100 questions on a test. He answers some of the questions for 2 hours, taking two minutes for each answer, then realizes he doesn't know the rest of the questions. How many questions does Grayson leave unanswered when he submits his test?
Answer: Each hour contains 60 minutes, so after 2 hours he took 2 * 60 = 120 minutes. If each question takes two minutes, then he answered 120 / 2 = 60 questions. Unanswered questions is 100 - 60 = 40 questions. The answer is 40.
[Question]A total of 42 baby sea turtles hatched and are headed to the ocean. One-third of them got swept to the sea by a wave. How many are still on the sand?
[Answer]This many baby turtles are in the ocean: 42 / 3 = 14 turtles. This many baby turtles are still on the sand: 42 - 14 = 28 turtles. The answer is 28.
Q: Carter usually bakes 6 cheesecakes, 5 muffins, and 8 red velvet cakes regularly for a week. For this week he was able to bake triple the number of cheesecakes, muffins, chocolate moist cakes, and red velvet cakes. How much more cakes was Carter able to bake for this week?
A: Carter can make 6 + 5 + 8 = 19 cakes regularly for a week. For this week, he made 6 x 3 = 18 cheesecakes. He made 5 x 3 = 15 muffins. And also made 8 x 3 = 24 red velvet cakes. Carter was able to make 18 + 15 + 24 = 57 cakes for this week. Therefore, Carter was able to make 57 - 19 = 38 more cakes for this week. The answer is 38.
Question: A teacher has to order supplies for his class to do a science project. Each student needs a bow, a small bottle of vinegar and a box of baking soda. Bows are $5 each, a bottle of vinegar is $2 and a box of baking soda is $1. The teacher has 23 students in this class. How much will the supplies cost?
Answer:
The supplies for every student will cost 5 + 2 + 1 = $8. The supplies for the whole class will cost 8 * 23 = $184 in total. The answer is 184.