Q: Kimberley, Ela, and Houston all are sent to collect firewood by their grammy. Kimberley collects ten pounds of firewood, and Houston collects 12 pounds of firewood. If the three of them managed to collect a total of 35 pounds of firewood, how many pounds were collected by Ela?
A: Kimberley and Houston collected 10 + 12 = 22 pounds of firewood. You can find how much Ela collected by subtracting that amount from the total amount collected: 35 - 22 = 13 pounds. The answer is 13.
Question: Brandon has been fired from half the businesses in town and has quit from a third of them. If there are 72 business in town, how many businesses can he still apply to?
Answer: First divide the total number of businesses by 2 to find how many businesses Brandon hasn't been fired from: 72 businesses / 2 = 36 businesses. Then divide the total number of businesses by 3 to find how many businesses Brandon quit from: 72 businesses / 3 = 24 businesses. Then subtract that number from the number of businesses he hasn't been fired from to find the number of businesses where he can still apply: 36 businesses - 24 businesses = 12 businesses. The answer is 12.
[Question]Tom decides to take 10 dance lessons that cost $10 each, but he gets two of them for free. How much does he pay?
[Answer]He paid for 10 - 2 = 8 lessons. That means he pays 8 * $10 = $80. The answer is 80.
Q: Brendan can cut 8 yards of grass per day, he bought a lawnmower and it helped him to cut more yards by Fifty percent per day. How many yards will Brendan be able to cut after a week?
A: The additional yard Brendan can cut after buying the lawnmower is 8 x 0.50 = 4 yards. So, the total yards he can cut with the lawnmower is 8 + 4 = 12. Therefore, the total number of yards he can cut in a week is 12 x 7 = 84 yards. The answer is 84.
Question: Hannah has three dogs. The first dog eats 1.5 cups of dog food a day. The second dog eats twice as much while the third dog eats 2.5 cups more than the second dog. How many cups of dog food should Hannah prepare in a day for her three dogs?
Answer: The second dog eats 1.5 x 2 = 3 cups of dog food. The third dog eats 3 + 2.5 = 5.5 cups. So, Hannah should prepare 1.5 + 3 + 5.5 = 10 cups. The answer is 10.
Q: The ratio of boys to girls in a family is 5:7. The total number of children in the family is 180. If the boys are given $3900 to share, how much money does each boy receive?
A:
The total ratio representing the number of children in the family is 5 + 7 = 12. From the total ratio of children in the family, 5 / 12 represent the number of boys, meaning that the number of boys in the family is 5 / 12 * 180 = 75. If the boys are given $3900 to share, each boy receives $3900 / 75 = $52. The answer is 52.