[Question]Ivanka wrote a book that took her 3 more months than it took Woody to write a book. Woody spent 1.5 years writing his book. How many months in total did Ivanka and Woody need to write their books?
[Answer]Woody = 1.5 years = 18 months. Ivanka = 18 + 3 = 21 months. 18 + 21 = 39 months. It took Ivanka and Woody 39 months to write their books. The answer is 39.
Q: Eastern rattlesnakes have 6 segments in their tails, while Western rattlesnakes have 8 segments. What is the percentage difference in their tail size, expressed as a percentage of the Western rattlesnake's tail size?
A: First find the difference in size between the two kinds of snake tail: 8 segments - 6 segments = 2 segments. Then divide that amount by the size of the Western rattlesnake's tail and multiply by 100% to express the answer as a percentage: 2 segments / 8 segments * 100% = 25%. The answer is 25.
Question: James scored 13 field goals worth 3 points and 20 shots worth two points. How many total points did he score?
Answer: The field goals were worth 3 * 13 = 39 points. The two - point shots were worth 2 * 20 = 40 points. So the total score is 39 + 40 = 79 points. The answer is 79.
[Question]Jessica is making an apple pie. She knows that each serving requires 1.5 apples and she has 12 quests. She plans to make 3 pies, which each contain 8 servings. If her guests finish all the pie, on average , how many apples does each guest eat?
[Answer]She is making 24 servings because 3 x 8 = 24. Each guest has 2 servings because 24 / 12 = 2. Each guest has 3 apples because 2 x 1.5 = 3. The answer is 3.
Q: John has a sneezing fit for 2 minutes. He sneezes once every 3 seconds. How many times does he sneeze?
A: He was sneezing for 2 * 60 = 120 seconds. So he sneezed 120 / 3 = 40 times. The answer is 40.
Question: Martha collected 90 cans while Diego collected 10 more than half the cans collected by Martha. If both of them should collect a total of 150 cans for their project, how many more cans do they need to collect?
Answer:
Half the cans collected by Martha is 90 / 2 = 45. So, Diego collected 45 + 10 = 55 cans. Martha and Diego collected 90 + 55 = 145 cans together. Thus, they need to collect 150 - 145 = 5 more cans. The answer is 5.