[Question]A papaya tree will grow 2 feet in the first year. In the second year, it will grow 50% more than the first year. In the third year, the tree will grow 50% more than in the second year. In the fourth year, it will grow twice as much as the third year. In the fifth year, it will grow half as much as the fourth year. When the tree is 5 years old, how tall is the tree?
[Answer]In the second year, the tree will grow 2 x 1.5 = 3 feet. In the third year, it will grow 3 x 1.5 = 4.5 feet. In the fourth year, it will grow 4.5 x 2 = 9 feet. In the fifth year, it will grow 9 / 2 = 4.5 feet. When the tree is 5 years old, including the first year's growth, it will be this tall 2 + 3 + 4.5 + 9 + 4.5 = 23 feet. The answer is 23.
Q: Linda was gathering eggs from her chicken coops. When she was done, she had three times as many white eggs as brown eggs. On her way back to the house, she stumbled, dropping her egg basket. Upon inspecting the damage, she found that all 5 of the brown eggs survived, but now she only had a dozen eggs left. How many eggs did Linda break?
A: Linda has 12 eggs left, 5 of which are brown, so 12 - 5 = 7 are white. Linda originally had 3 times as many white eggs as brown eggs, or 3 * 5 = 15 white eggs. So Linda broke 15 - 7 = 8 white eggs. The answer is 8.
Question: Rick has 130 cards. He decided to only keep 15 cards and so he gave Miguel some of the cards. Then, he saw 8 friends and decided to give them 12 cards each, and the remaining cards were given equally to his 2 sisters. If each of Rick's sisters got 3 cards, how many cards did Rick give to Miguel?
Answer: After keeping 15 cards, Rick had 130 cards - 15 cards = 115 cards left. The total number of cards given by Rick to his 8 friends was 8 friends x 12 cards / friend = 96 cards. There were 2 sisters x 3 cards / sister = 6 cards given to Rick's sisters. So, there were 96 cards + 6 cards = 102 cards left after Rick gave Miguel some cards. Therefore, 115 cards - 102 cards = 13 cards were given to Miguel. The answer is 13.
[Question]Jackson's oldest son gets 4 cookies after school and his youngest son gets 2 cookies after school. If there are 54 cookies in a box, how many days will the box last?
[Answer]The oldest son gets 4 cookies and the youngest gets 2, so every day they eat 4 + 2 = 6 cookies. There are 54 cookies in a box and the boys eat 6 cookies a day, so the box will last 54 / 6 = 9 days. The answer is 9.
Q: Clive opens a box full of different colored balls.  The box contains 6 blue balls, 4 red balls, 3 times as many green balls as blue ones and twice as many yellow ones as red ones.  How many balls are in the box Clive opens?
A: There are 3 times as many green balls as blue balls so green balls = blue balls * 3. Green balls = 6 blue balls * 3 = 18 green balls. There are 2 times as many yellow balls as red ones so yellow balls = red balls * 2. Yellow balls = 4 red balls * 2 = 8 yellow balls. The total number of all the balls is 6 blue + 4 red + 18 green + 8 yellow: 6 + 4 + 18 + 8 = 36 balls. The answer is 36.
Question: At the Greene Nursery, there are 1491 red roses, 3025 yellow carnations, and 1768 white roses. How many flowers are at the Greene Nursery in total?
Answer:
1491 + 3025 = 4516. 4516 + 1768 = 6284. There are 6284 flowers at the Greene Nursery. The answer is 6284.