Question: When Harriett vacuumed the sofa and chair she found 10 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 nickels, and 5 pennies. How much money did Harriett find?
Answer: She found 10 quarters that are $0.25 each so she found 10 * .25 = $2.50. She found 3 dimes that are $0.10 each so she found 3 * .10 = $0.30. She found 3 nickels that are $0.05 each so she found 3 * .05 = $0.15. She found 5 pennies that are $0.01 each so she found 5 * .01 = $0.05. All total she found 2.50 + .30 + .15 + .05 = $3.00 in change. The answer is 3.
[Question]Jack is stranded on a desert island. He wants some salt to season his fish. He collects 2 liters of seawater in an old bucket. If the water is 20% salt, how many ml of salt will Jack get when all the water evaporates?
[Answer]First find how many liters of the seawater are salt: 2 liters * 20% = .4 liters. Then multiply that amount by 1000 ml / liter to find the number of ml of salt Jack gets: .4 liters * 1000 ml / liter = 400 ml. The answer is 400.
Q: Leticia, Nina, and Rosalie have a total of 25 people on their dance team. If 8 people quit, but 13 new people got in, how many people are there now on the team?
A: There are 25 - 8 = 17 people in their dance team after 8 people quit. Therefore, there are 17 + 13 = 30 people now after 13 new people got in. The answer is 30.
Question: Ayla has a customer care job whose primary role is to hear complaints from customers and advise them on the best way to solve their problems. She talks with each customer for a limited amount of time, and each phone call is charged five cents per minute. If each call lasts 1 hour, what's the phone bill at the end of the month if she manages to talk to 50 customers a week?
Answer: An hour has 60 minutes. If each call lasts an hour, the total amount of money charged is 60 * .05 = $3 for 1 customer. When she talks to 50 clients in a week, the total amount of money charged is 50 * 3 = $150. In a month of 4 weeks, the phone bill is 150 * 4 = $600. The answer is 600.
[Question]Randy has 60 mango trees on his farm. He also has 5 less than half as many coconut trees as mango trees. How many trees does Randy have in all on his farm?
[Answer]Half of the number of Randy's mango trees is 60 / 2 = 30 trees. So Randy has 30 - 5 = 25 coconut trees. Therefore, Randy has 60 + 25 = 85 treeson his farm. The answer is 85.
[Question]Jose needs 12 tablespoons of lemon juice to make a dozen of his lemon cupcakes. Every lemon provides 4 tablespoons of lemon juice. If he needs to make 3 dozen cupcakes, how many lemons will he need?
[Answer]
He needs 12 tablespoons of lemon juice for every dozen of cupcakes and he’s making 3 dozen cupcakes so he needs 12 * 3 = 36 tablespoons of lemon juice. 1 lemon provides 4 tablespoons of lemon juice and he needs 36 tablespoons so he will need 36 / 4 = 9 lemons. The answer is 9.