[Question]John orders food for a massive restaurant. He orders 1000 pounds of beef for $8 per pound. He also orders twice that much chicken at $3 per pound. How much did everything cost?
[Answer]The beef cost $8 * 1000 = $8000. He buys 1000 * 2 = 2000 pounds of chicken. So the chicken cost 2000 * $3 = $6000. So the total cost is $8000 + $6000 = $14,000. The answer is 14000.
Q: 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?
A: 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: May can knit 3 scarves using one yarn. She bought 2 red yarns, 6 blue yarns, and 4 yellow yarns. How many scarves will she be able to make in total?
Answer: May will be able to make 2 x 3 = 6 red scarves. She will be able to make 3 x 6 = 18 blue scarves. And she will be able to make 4 x 3 = 12 yellow scarves. Therefore the total scarves she can make is 12 + 18 + 6 = 36. The answer is 36.
[Question]Alison bought some storage tubs for her garage. She bought 3 large ones and 6 small ones, for $48 total. If the large tubs cost $6, how much do the small ones cost?
[Answer]Let t be the price of the small tubs. 3 * 6 + 6 * t = 48. 18 + 6 * t = 48. 6 * t = 48 - 18 = 30. 6t = 30. t = 5 dollars for each small tub. The answer is 5.
Q: Haley grows at the rate of 3 inches every year. If she is currently 20 inches tall, what will be her height after 10 years?
A: After 10 years, growing at the rate of 3 inches every year, Haley will have grown by 3 * 10 = 30 inches. If she is currently 20 inches tall, her height after 10 years will be 20 + 30 = 50 inches. The answer is 50.
Question: There are some jelly beans in a jar. Three fourths of the jelly beans are red, and one quarter of the red jelly beans are coconut flavored. If 750 jelly beans are coconut flavored, how many jelly beans are there in the jar?
Answer:
There are 750 * 4 = 3000 red jelly beans. There are 3000 / 3 * 4 = 4000 jelly beans in the jar. The answer is 4000.