A movie that's 1.5 hours long is being replayed 6 times in one movie theater each day. There is a 20-minute advertisement before the start of the movie. How long, in hours, does the movie theater operate each day? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. The movie that is being replayed 6 times takes 1.5 x 6 = 9 hours. The advertisements before the start of the movie take 20 x 6 = 120 minutes in all. One hundred twenty minutes is equal to 120 / 60 = 2 hours. Thus, the movie theater operates for 9 + 2 = 11 hours each day.. The answer is: 11.

In a shipping container, there are 10 crates. Each crate is filled with 6 boxes and each box is filled with 4 washing machines. A worker removes 1 washing machine from each box. There are no other changes. How many washing machines were removed from the shipping container? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Initially, there were 6 boxes * 4 washing machines per box = 24 washing machines in each crate. So there were 24 washing machines per crate * 10 crates = 240 washing machines in the shipping container. A worker removes 1 washing machine from each box so there are now 4 original washing machines - 1 removed washing machine = 3 washing machines in each box. This means there are 6 boxes * 3 washing machines per box = 18 washing machines in each crate. So there are now 18 washing machines per crate * 10 crates = 180 washing machines in the shipping container. The difference is how many machine washing machines were removed which is 240 initial washing machines – 180 current washing machines = 60 washing machines.. The answer is: 60.

Connor sleeps 6 hours a night. His older brother Luke sleeps 2 hours longer than Connor. Connor’s new puppy sleeps twice as long as Luke. How long does the puppy sleep? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Luke sleeps 2 hours longer than Connor who sleeps 6 hours so that’s 2 + 6 = 8 hours. The new puppy sleeps twice as long as Luke, who sleeps 8 hours, so the puppy sleeps 2 * 8 = 16 hours.. The answer is: 16.