Question: Marcus is making calzones. It takes him 20 minutes to saute the onions and a quarter of that time to saute the garlic and peppers. It takes him 30 minutes to knead the dough, twice as long to let it rest, and 1/10th the combined kneading and resting time to assemble the calzones. How many minutes does Marcus spend on the calzones total?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find the amount of time it takes Marcus to saute the garlic and peppers: 20 minutes / 4 = 5 minutes. Then find the dough's resting time: 30 minutes * 2 = 60 minutes. Then add the kneading and resting time to find the total dough time: 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 90 minutes. Then multiply that amount by 1 / 10th to find the assembly time: 90 minutes / 10 = 9 minutes. Then add the saute time, knead time, rest time and assembly time to find the total time Marcus spends on the calzones: 9 minutes + 20 minutes + 5 minutes + 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 124 minutes.
So the answer is 124.


Question: Marcia needs to add 3 skirts, 2 pairs of pants and 5 blouses to her work wardrobe. A department store is offering a sale on pants; buy 1 pair get 1 pair 1/2 off. If her skirts are $20.00 each, the blouses are $15.00 and both pairs of pants are $30.00 each. How much will she spend on her wardrobe?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The pants are $30.00 and are buy one get one 1 / 2 off so the second pair will be 30 * .5 = $15.00. The first pair of pants is $30.00 and the second pair is $15.00 so the pants cost 30 + 15 = $45.00. The skirts are $20.00 each and she’s buying 3 so that’s 20 * 3 = $60.00. The blouses are $15.00 each and she’s buying 5 so that’s 15 * 5 = $75.00. All total, her wardrobe will cost $45 for the pants, $60 for the skirts and $75 for the blouses so 45 + 60 + 75 = $180.00.
So the answer is 180.


Question: A frog lays 800 eggs a year. 10 percent dry up, and 70 percent are eaten. 1/4 of the remaining eggs end up hatching, how many frogs hatch out of the 800?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Dried up:800(.10) = 80 eggs. 800(.70) = 560 eggs. Total left:800 - 80 - 560 = 160 eggs. 160 / 4 = 40 eggs survive to hatch.
So the answer is 40.